Dan, Chuntao, Brad K. Hulse, Ramya Kappagantula, Vivek Jayaraman and Ann M. Hermundstad. “A neural circuit architecture for rapid learning in goal-directed navigation.” Neuron (2024): DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2024.04.036
Summary
“Anchoring goals to spatial representations enables flexible navigation but is …
M. Jerome Beetz, Christian Kraus, Basil el Jundi. Neural representation of goal direction in the monarch butterfly brain. bioRxiv 2022.10.15.512348; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.15.512348
Abstract
“Neural processing of a navigational goal requires the continuous comparison between the current heading and …
Myles H. M. Menz, Martina Scacco, Hans-Martin Bürki-Spycher, Hannah J. Williams,Don R. Reynolds, Jason W. Chapman, Martin Wikelski. Individual tracking reveals long-distance flight-pathcontrol in a nocturnally migrating moth. SCIENCE, 11 Aug 2022,Vol 377, Issue 6607, pp. 764-768, DOI: 10.1126/science.abn1663…
Andrew M. M. Matheson, Aaron J. Lanz, Ashley M. Medina, Al M. Licata, Timothy A. Currier, Mubarak H. Syed & Katherine I. Nagel. A neural circuit for wind-guided olfactory navigation. Nat Commun 13, 4613 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32247-7
Abstract
“To …
M. Jerome Beetz, Christian Kraus, Myriam Franzke, Eric J. Warrant, Christine Merlin, Basil el Jundi. Flight-induced compass representation in the monarch butterfly heading network. Current Biology, 2021, Published:November 24, 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.009
Summary
“For navigation, animals use a robust internal …
Xu, J., Jarocha, L.E., Zollitsch, T. et al. Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird. Nature 594, 535–540 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03618-9
Abstract
“Night-migratory songbirds are remarkably proficient navigators1. Flying alone and often over great distances, they …
MURI Project: Neural-inspired Sparse Sensing and Control for Agile Flight
“Researchers from the University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been awarded a 2019 multidisciplinary university research initiative (MURI) award from the Air Force …
Zhu H, Liu H, Ataei A, Munk Y, Daniel T, Paschalidis IC (2020) Learning from animals: How to Navigate Complex Terrains. PLoS Comput Biol 16(1): e1007452. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007452
Abstract
“We develop a method to learn a bio-inspired motion control …
Ioannis Pisokas, Stanley Heinze, Barbara Webb. The heading direction circuit of two insect species. bioRxiv 854521; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/854521
Abstract
Recent studies of the Central Complex in the brain of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster have identified neurons with localised …
Webb, Barbara. “The internal maps of insects.” Journal of Experimental Biology 222, no. Suppl 1 (2019): jeb188094.
ABSTRACT
Insect navigation is strikingly geometric. Many species use path integration to maintain an accurate estimate of their distance and direction …
Visual navigation in insects and robots by Barbara Webb, Professor of Biorobotics, University of Edinburgh. She will give a keynote talk at 11th Vision Researchers Colloquium, 8 July, led by Bristol Vision Institute, in partnership with the …
Heyman, Y., Vilk, Y., & Feinerman, O. (2019). Ants use multiple spatial memories and chemical pointers to navigate their nest. iScience.
Highlights
• Heyman et al. combine multiple technologies to study how ants navigate within their dark nest
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Heinze, Stanley, Ajay Narendra, and Allen Cheung. “Principles of insect path integration.” Current Biology 28, no. 17 (2018): R1043-R1058.
Abstract
Continuously monitoring its position in space relative to a goal is one of the most essential tasks for …
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