Improved Navigation Performance Through Memory Triggering Maps: A Neurocartographic Approach
Frank Dickmann, Julian Keil, Annika Korte, Dennis Edler, Denise O´Meara, Martin Bordewieck, Nikolai Axmacher · 2024
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Turn-by-turn navigation apps get people there, but they leave the mental map of a place thin and patchy. Frank Dickmann and co-authors argue that map design should work with the brain's own navigation machinery. Brain cells called grid cells fire in patterns that track metric space, and their activity steadies around walls and boundaries. The authors propose arranging cardinal lines and landmarks on maps to stabilize that firing while people read.
Because the same cells activate when we merely imagine moving through a space, a well-designed map could train orientation rather than replace it. The framework marries neuroscience findings with classic cartography research.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Frank Dickmann, Julian Keil, Annika Korte, Dennis Edler, Denise O´Meara, Martin Bordewieck, Nikolai Axmacher |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |