Mental Representation Of Primates
How do primates represent spatial information mentally and use this information for navigation?
Researchers have proposed two major mental map representations of space in non-human primates. In a route-based or topological spatial representation map, primates have ideal pathways that they make use of repeatedly. Route-based makes also consist of discrete chosen landmarks as reference points to arrive at numerous locations from distinct directions (Urbani, 2009). In comparison, euclidean (coordinate-based) spatial maps are more technical depictions of ecological features. The mental representation of these features are said to encode an x and y coordinate scale that is fairly precise (Garber and Dolins, 2014). Moreover, landmarks are points, features or olfactory cues in the environment used …show more content…
It is anticipated that mental map representations can vary among species. For instance, one study suggested that South American brown woolly monkeys use a route-based spatial map. The use of a route-based map is based on primate behavior, where the Lagothrix lagotricha, used the same travel sites repeatedly while other locations within the home range remained untouched (Fiore and Suarez, 2007). It was also establish that woolly monkeys utilize landmarks in the form of topographical features and use intersecting roads, referred to
Researchers have proposed two major mental map representations of space in non-human primates. In a route-based or topological spatial representation map, primates have ideal pathways that they make use of repeatedly. Route-based makes also consist of discrete chosen landmarks as reference points to arrive at numerous locations from distinct directions (Urbani, 2009). In comparison, euclidean (coordinate-based) spatial maps are more technical depictions of ecological features. The mental representation of these features are said to encode an x and y coordinate scale that is fairly precise (Garber and Dolins, 2014). Moreover, landmarks are points, features or olfactory cues in the environment used …show more content…
It is anticipated that mental map representations can vary among species. For instance, one study suggested that South American brown woolly monkeys use a route-based spatial map. The use of a route-based map is based on primate behavior, where the Lagothrix lagotricha, used the same travel sites repeatedly while other locations within the home range remained untouched (Fiore and Suarez, 2007). It was also establish that woolly monkeys utilize landmarks in the form of topographical features and use intersecting roads, referred to