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. 2013 Oct;36(5):544-5; discussion 571-87.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X13000319.

Human path navigation in a three-dimensional world

Michael Barnett-Cowan, Heinrich H Bülthoff
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Human path navigation in a three-dimensional world

Michael Barnett-Cowan et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Jeffery et al. propose a non-uniform representation of three-dimensional space during navigation. Fittingly, we recently revealed asymmetries between horizontal and vertical path integration in humans. We agree that representing navigation in more than two dimensions increases computational load and suggest that tendencies to maintain upright head posture may help constrain computational processing, while distorting neural representation of three-dimensional navigation.

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  • Navigating in a three-dimensional world.
    Jeffery KJ, Jovalekic A, Verriotis M, Hayman R. Jeffery KJ, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Oct;36(5):523-43. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12002476. Behav Brain Sci. 2013. PMID: 24103594 Review.

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