Our brains constantly create internal maps of the world, allowing us to navigate spaces, recall past experiences, ...

Credit: Sun and Winnubst et al. "We are mapping out the step-by-step process of cognitive map formation, which is such an important concept," says Weinan Sun, an assistant professor at Cornell ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory. Our brains build maps of the environment ...

Our brains have an extraordinary ability to adapt and learn, a process known as neuroplasticity. From navigating a new city to mastering a new skill, neuroplasticity allows us to reshape our ...

But knowledge has never really worked that way. For centuries, we’ve been forced to traverse other people’s cognitive maps—books, academic frameworks, structured curricula—each offering ...