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Human Navigation Behaviour and Brain Dynamics in Real-world Contexts

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Pablo Fernandez Velasco, Antoine Coutrot, Hugo J. Spiers

Abstract

The study of navigation behaviour and the associated brain dynamics have been a focus increasing research over the last decades. Coinciding with this has been an increased focus on a more ecological understanding of cognition. Here we review recent research seeking to provide a more naturalistic, ecological understanding of human navigation behaviour and brain dynamics. Research in this area falls into four categories: testing navigation in real-world environments, analysis of data collected from tracking individuals during daily life, navigation in simulated or virtual environments mimicking the real-world, and mobile brain recording methods. Combining these different approaches to understand the neural basis of navigation shows excellent promise. We conclude with future directions for this research area.

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arXiv ID: 2603.11347
Provider: ARXIV
Primary Category: q-bio.NC
Published: 2026-03-11
Fetched: 2026-03-13 06:02

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