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Cognitive maps and the magnetic sense in vertebrates

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Shirdhankar,  Runita N.
Max Planck Research Group Neurobiology of Magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar, Max Planck Society;
Max Planck Research Group Genetics of Behavior, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar, Max Planck Society;

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Malkemper,  E. Pascal       
Max Planck Research Group Neurobiology of Magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar, Max Planck Society;

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Shirdhankar, R. N., & Malkemper, E. P. (2024). Cognitive maps and the magnetic sense in vertebrates. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 86: 102880. doi:10.1016/j.conb.2024.102880.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000F-3F90-8
Abstract
Navigation requires a network of neurons processing inputs from internally generated cues and external landmarks. Most studies on the neuronal basis of navigation in vertebrates have focused on rats and mice and the canonical senses vision, hearing, olfaction, and somatosensation. Some animals have evolved the ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field and use it for orientation. It can be expected that in these animals magnetic cues are integrated with other sensory cues in the cognitive map. We provide an overview of the behavioral evidence and brain regions involved in magnetic sensing in support of this idea, hoping that this will guide future experiments.