Navigators learn a local graph, not a global map
Marianne Strickrodt, T Meilinger, HH Bülthoff, W. Warren
This study compares how humans represent navigable space using a global Euclidean map versus a local graph, finding that humans use local place-to-place information rather than a consistent global map.
bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition