Our brains constantly create internal maps of the world, allowing us to navigate spaces, recall past experiences, ...

The brain creates internal "maps" to help us navigate and learn from our surroundings, but how these maps form remains a ...

Credit: Sun and Winnubst et al. "We are mapping out the step-by-step process of cognitive map formation, which is such an important concept," says Weinan Sun, an assistant professor at Cornell ...

The brain creates internal 'maps' to help us navigate and learn from our surroundings, but how these maps form remains a challenge to understand.

With mental maps, according to a new study by researchers in the lab of Oriel FeldmanHall, an associate professor of ...

But knowledge has never really worked that way. For centuries, we’ve been forced to traverse other people’s cognitive maps—books, academic frameworks, structured curricula—each offering ...

Our brains have an extraordinary ability to adapt and learn, a process known as neuroplasticity. From navigating a new city to mastering a new skill, neuroplasticity allows us to reshape our ...