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This project investigates how dung beetles navigate using a unique sensory system called the 'snapshot compass'. By studying the neural mechanisms behind this ability, the research aims to enhance our understanding of orientation in animals and its implications for artificial intelligence systems.
When lost in the desert at night, or in dense forests, people tend to walk in circles.
This is because the seemingly simple act of walking in a straight line involves a complex interplay of various sensory modalities, the motor system and cognition. A ball-rolling dung beetle released in the same type of uncharted territory, does not walk in circles, but rather keeps steadfastly to a chosen bearing.
The main goal of this project is unravel the sensory and neuronal architecture of the newly disco…
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United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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