In a study of rats navigating a simple maze, neuroscientists have discovered how the brain may generate such imagined future scenarios. The work provides a new grounding for understanding not only how the brain makes decisions but also how imagination works more broadly, the researchers say.
Brain’s ‘GPS system’ toggles between present and possible future paths in real time
In a study of rats navigating a simple maze, neuroscientists have discovered how the brain may generate such imagined future scenarios. The work provides a new grounding for understanding not only how the brain makes decisions but also how imagination works more broadly, the researchers say.