Navigation in virtual environment by the macaque monkey
Navigation in virtual environment by the macaque monkey
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DOI：
10.1016/j.bbr.2003.10.026
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发表时间：
2004-08-12
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Taira, M
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作者：
Sato, N;Sakata, H;Taira, M
为了确定猴子是否能够在虚拟环境中导航，以及它们是否能够在大脑中表示虚拟环境，我们训练了两只猕猴在虚拟建筑中执行导航任务，并进行了行为分析。在从第一个起点学习了导航任务后，他们被训练从第二个起点执行导航任务，而第二个起点是他们在第一次训练期间已经熟悉的。第二次训练完成得比第一次快。此外，我们还发现，在第二次训练后，从一个新的起点开始进行一次找路测试所需的时间缩短了。这些结果表明，猴子可以在虚拟环境中导航，并能在大脑中构建虚拟环境的灵活表征。(C)2003爱思唯尔B.V.保留所有权利。
To determine whether monkeys can navigate a virtual environment, and whether they can represent a virtual environment in their brain, we trained two macaque monkeys to perform a navigation task in a virtual building and conducted behavioral analyses. After learning a the task from the first starting point, they were trained to perform the navigation task from a second starting point which is already familiar to them during the first training session. The second training was completed faster than the first one. Furthermore, we found that the time required for a free-way-finding test from a novel starting point was shortened after the second training. These results suggest that monkeys can navigate a virtual environment and can construct a flexible representation of a virtual environment in their brain. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.