Effects of experimental brain lesions on spatial navigation

Vann, Seralynne D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-8773 Grafman, Jordan H., ed. 2023. Effects of experimental brain lesions on spatial navigation. Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology: Elsevier. 10.1016/b978-0-12-820480-1.00008-5

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Abstract

Understanding how we form representations of our environment, and learn to navigate within those environments, is a major goal of neuroscience. Lesion studies in rodents have played a key role in identifying areas of the brain that support navigation and spatial memory. While the role of the hippocampus in navigation is well-known, lesion studies have identified many additional brain regions that are necessary for navigation and spatial learning. While at some level there is overlap in function across these regions, there is also a distribution of function such that regions differentially contribute depending on cognitive, motivational and navigational demands. This results in a complex navigational network that enables animals to encode the features of spaces, attribute motivational values to these spaces, and actively navigate within them.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	24 October 2023
Last Modified:	20 Feb 2024 12:02
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163476

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