Yale School of Medicine: Brain Navigates New Spaces By 'Flickering' Between Reality and Old Mental Maps
October 04, 2025
October 04, 2025
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Brain Navigates New Spaces By 'Flickering' Between Reality and Old Mental Maps
Key points
* The hippocampus creates cognitive maps--internal representations of our surrounding environments.
* New research reveals how the hippocampus modifies these maps to help us navigate new spaces.
* Neural act . . .
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Brain Navigates New Spaces By 'Flickering' Between Reality and Old Mental Maps
Key points
* The hippocampus creates cognitive maps--internal representations of our surrounding environments.
* New research reveals how the hippocampus modifies these maps to help us navigate new spaces.
* Neural act . . .