Shortcut ability in hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus): The role of environmental and kinesthetic information

Memory for places: A navigational model in support of Marr's theory of hippocampal function

“…This ability exists for goals located at a fixed direction and distance from the starting point of a search (egocentric location) (Save and Moghaddam, 1996), or at fixed positions with respect to the distal cues in an environment (allocentric location) (Morris, 1981). Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that animals are capable of taking short-cuts through unexplored areas of familiar environments (Tolman, 1932;Chapius and Scardigli, 1993).…”

Maze hypothesis development in assessing robot performance during teleoperation

“…Correlations between maze performance and traditional psychometric measures of spatial ability have affirmed the relationship [1,2], especially as vestibular information from the inner ear as well as kinesthetic feedback from muscles has been shown to provide important cues regarding direction of heading and distance information [3,4]. The rationale becomes particularly acceptable subsequent to reviews of factor analytical studies for large spatial batteries yielding multiple spatial dimensions [5,6,7].…”

A Detour Task in Four Species of Fishes

“…Detour abilities have been studied in several species of non-human mammals using different setups (primates: Köhler, 1925a , b ; dogs: Wyrwicka, 1959 ; Chapuis et al, 1983 ; Fiset et al, 2007 ; cats: Poucet et al, 1983 ; horses: Baragli et al, 2011 ; hamsters: Vauclair, 1980 ; Chapuis and Scardigli, 1993 ; rats: Blancheteau and Le Lorec, 1972 ; marsupials: Wynne and Leguet, 2004 ). Moreover, the ability to solve detour problems has been well demonstrated in birds ( Regolin et al, 1995a , b ; Zucca et al, 2005 ).…”