A decentralised neural model explaining optimal integration of navigational strategies in insects

Insect navigation arises from the coordinated action of concurrent guidance systems but the neural mechanisms through which each functions, and are then coordinated, remains unknown. We propose that insects require distinct strategies to retrace familiar routes (route-following) and directly return...

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Main Authors: Xuelong Sun, Shigang Yue, Michael Mangan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-06-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/54026