Your brain doesn’t need landmarks to adjust ‘GPS’
Researchers have discovered that visual motion clues alone help recalibrate your brain’s internal navigation system.
Your brain doesn’t need landmarks to adjust ‘GPS’
Researchers have discovered that visual motion clues alone help recalibrate your brain’s internal navigation system.
ANYmal robot has a new skill: parkour
ANYmal, a four-legged robot, can negotiate pitfalls and move over tricky terrain. And now it’s learned parkour.
‘Left-right turn’ neuron discovery may one day help treat Parkinson’s
Researchers have discovered a network of neurons in mice that help them make left or right turns.
How fruit fly brains steer in the right direction
“By studying the fly brain, we have provided an initial glimpse into how a simple ‘thought’ is converted into an action.”
How fruit fly brains steer in the right direction
“By studying the fly brain, we have provided an initial glimpse into how a simple ‘thought’ is converted into an action.”
New technique could make your GPS better
A new scientific technique could significantly improve the reference frames that millions of people rely upon each day when using GPS.
New technique could make your GPS better
A new scientific technique could significantly improve the reference frames that millions of people rely upon each day when using GPS.
To sense the world, we all shimmy like a knifefish
An electric knifefish does a shimmy in the water for the same reason a dog sniffs or a human glances around a new place—to make sense of their surroundings.
‘Brainless’ robot can navigate twisty mazes
A “brainless” soft robot can navigate through twisty mazes and around obstacles all on its own, without needing guidance from a computer.