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Record Nr.

UNINA9910901888803321

Autore

Mallot Hanspeter A.

Titolo

From geometry to behavior : an introduction to spatial cognition / / Hanspeter A. Mallot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : The MIT Press, , 2023

ISBN

9780262377300

0262377306

9780262377317

0262377314

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

153.7/52

Soggetti

Spatial behavior

Cognition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Egomotion -- Peripersonal Space -- In the Loop -- Path Integration -- Places and Landmarks -- Spatial Memory -- Maps and Graphs -- Epilogue: Reason Evolves -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This book book explains the biological mechanisms of dealing with space, from the perception of visual space to the constructions of large space representations, i.e. the "cognitive map." It combines evidence from simple behavior in animals with more complex behaviors found in humans"--