{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4387476016","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3609468.3609471","title":"Emergence of Maps in the Memories of Blind Navigation Agents","display_name":"Emergence of Maps in the Memories of Blind Navigation Agents","publication_year":2023,"publication_date":"2023-06-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4387476016","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3609468.3609471"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3609468.3609471","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3609468.3609471","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210187303","display_name":"AI Matters","issn_l":"2372-3483","issn":["2372-3483"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319798","host_organization_name":"Association for Computing Machinery","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319798"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association for Computing Machinery"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"AI Matters","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5025635351","display_name":"Erik Wijmans","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-3751"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I130701444","display_name":"Georgia Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01zkghx44","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I130701444"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Erik Wijmans","raw_affiliation_strings":["Georgia Institute of Technology &amp; FAIR, Meta AI"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Georgia Institute of Technology &amp; FAIR, Meta AI","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I130701444"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091765070","display_name":"Manolis Savva","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6132-8964"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I18014758","display_name":"Simon Fraser University","ror":"https://ror.org/0213rcc28","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I18014758"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Manolis Savva","raw_affiliation_strings":["Simon Fraser University &amp; FAIR, Meta AI"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Simon Fraser University &amp; FAIR, Meta AI","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I18014758"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5070348998","display_name":"Irfan Essa","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6236-2969"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I130701444","display_name":"Georgia Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01zkghx44","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I130701444"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Irfan Essa","raw_affiliation_strings":["Georgia Institute of Technology"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Georgia Institute of Technology","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I130701444"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5051259505","display_name":"Stefan Lee","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-1963"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I131249849","display_name":"Oregon State University","ror":"https://ror.org/00ysfqy60","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I131249849"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Stefan Lee","raw_affiliation_strings":["Oregon State University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Oregon State University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I131249849"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5042062822","display_name":"Ari S. Morcos","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-6515"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ari S. Morcos","raw_affiliation_strings":["FAIR, Meta AI"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"FAIR, Meta AI","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5014035752","display_name":"Dhruv Batra","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1358-0011"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I130701444","display_name":"Georgia Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01zkghx44","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I130701444"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Dhruv Batra","raw_affiliation_strings":["FAIR, Meta AI &amp; Georgia Institute of Technology"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"FAIR, Meta AI &amp; Georgia Institute of Technology","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I130701444"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.5869,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":17,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.90027333,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":98,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"9","issue":"2","first_page":"8","last_page":"14"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10448","display_name":"Memory and Neural Mechanisms","score":0.9933000206947327,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2805","display_name":"Cognitive Neuroscience"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/28","display_name":"Neuroscience"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10448","display_name":"Memory and Neural Mechanisms","score":0.9933000206947327,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2805","display_name":"Cognitive Neuroscience"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/28","display_name":"Neuroscience"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10971","display_name":"Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies","score":0.9847000241279602,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2809","display_name":"Sensory Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/28","display_name":"Neuroscience"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11541","display_name":"Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior","score":0.9824000000953674,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3207","display_name":"Social Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/leverage","display_name":"Leverage (statistics)","score":0.5718196034431458},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/forage","display_name":"Forage","score":0.5539678931236267},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/foraging","display_name":"Foraging","score":0.4990265369415283},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.47504356503486633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/trips-architecture","display_name":"TRIPS architecture","score":0.4442732632160187},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.4152586758136749},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/communication","display_name":"Communication","score":0.41521674394607544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ecology","display_name":"Ecology","score":0.3865189850330353},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.3678302764892578},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/zoology","display_name":"Zoology","score":0.3664276599884033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/biology","display_name":"Biology","score":0.31030115485191345}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153083717","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6535263","display_name":"Leverage (statistics)","level":2,"score":0.5718196034431458},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779370140","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13377214","display_name":"Forage","level":2,"score":0.5539678931236267},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C165287380","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2916569","display_name":"Foraging","level":2,"score":0.4990265369415283},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.47504356503486633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C157085824","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2384809","display_name":"TRIPS architecture","level":2,"score":0.4442732632160187},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.4152586758136749},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C46312422","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11024","display_name":"Communication","level":1,"score":0.41521674394607544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18903297","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150","display_name":"Ecology","level":1,"score":0.3865189850330353},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.3678302764892578},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C90856448","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431","display_name":"Zoology","level":1,"score":0.3664276599884033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.31030115485191345},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C173608175","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232661","display_name":"Parallel computing","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3609468.3609471","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3609468.3609471","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210187303","display_name":"AI Matters","issn_l":"2372-3483","issn":["2372-3483"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319798","host_organization_name":"Association for Computing Machinery","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319798"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association for Computing Machinery"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"AI Matters","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Life below water","score":0.8700000047683716,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/14"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":26,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1486957317","https://openalex.org/W1986523756","https://openalex.org/W2000214310","https://openalex.org/W2013347925","https://openalex.org/W2023789955","https://openalex.org/W2029988244","https://openalex.org/W2030621225","https://openalex.org/W2037339449","https://openalex.org/W2050545672","https://openalex.org/W2051150969","https://openalex.org/W2064675550","https://openalex.org/W2103380215","https://openalex.org/W2118686323","https://openalex.org/W2151239423","https://openalex.org/W2156035230","https://openalex.org/W2164656647","https://openalex.org/W2319327958","https://openalex.org/W2765123421","https://openalex.org/W2907849599","https://openalex.org/W2994740310","https://openalex.org/W3009928773","https://openalex.org/W3040812245","https://openalex.org/W3042054568","https://openalex.org/W3168929563","https://openalex.org/W3211462570","https://openalex.org/W6753516098"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4200081355","https://openalex.org/W2135179174","https://openalex.org/W1932300341","https://openalex.org/W3081944365","https://openalex.org/W2294784349","https://openalex.org/W2890381285","https://openalex.org/W2048910501","https://openalex.org/W1979659965","https://openalex.org/W1978591541","https://openalex.org/W3207525140"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Decades":[0],"of":[1,19,140],"research":[2],"into":[3],"intelligent":[4],"animal":[5],"navigation":[6],"posits":[7],"that":[8,22],"organisms":[9],"build":[10],"and":[11,28,47,54,86,136],"maintain":[12],"internal":[13],"spatial":[14],"representations":[15],"(or":[16],"maps)":[17],"1":[18],"their":[20],"environment,":[21],"enables":[23],"the":[24],"organism":[25],"to":[26,52],"determine":[27,53],"follow":[29,55],"task-appropriate":[30],"paths":[31,116],"(Epstein,":[32],"Patai,":[33],"Julian,":[34],"&amp;":[35,39,64,71,98,103,107,123,148],"Spiers,":[36],"2017;":[37],"O'keefe":[38],"Nadel,":[40],"1978;":[41],"Tollman,":[42],"1948).":[43],"Hamsters,":[44],"wolves,":[45],"chimpanzees,":[46],"bats":[48],"leverage":[49],"prior":[50],"exploration":[51],"shortcuts":[56],"they":[57],"may":[58],"never":[59],"have":[60],"taken":[61],"before":[62],"(Chapuis":[63],"Scardigli,":[65],"1993;":[66],"Harten,":[67],"Katz,":[68],"Goldshtein,":[69],"Handel,":[70],"Yovel,":[72],"2020;":[73],"Menzel,":[74],"1973;":[75],"Peters,":[76],"1976;":[77],"Toledo":[78],"et":[79,144],"al.,":[80,145],"2020).":[81],"Even":[82],"blind":[83],"mole":[84],"rats":[85],"animals":[87],"rendered":[88],"situationally-blind":[89],"in":[90],"dark":[91],"environments":[92],"demonstrate":[93],"shortcut":[94],"behaviors":[95],"(Avni,":[96],"Tzvaigrach,":[97],"Eilam,":[99],"2008;":[100],"Kimchi,":[101],"Etienne,":[102],"Terkel,":[104],"2004;":[105],"Maaswinkel":[106],"Whishaw,":[108],"1999).":[109],"Ants":[110],"forage":[111],"for":[112],"food":[113],"along":[114],"meandering":[115],"but":[117],"take":[118],"near-optimal":[119],"return":[120],"trips":[121],"(M\u00fcller":[122],"Wehner,":[124,149],"1988),":[125],"though":[126],"there":[127],"is":[128],"some":[129],"controversy":[130],"about":[131],"whether":[132],"insects":[133],"like":[134],"ants":[135],"bees":[137],"are":[138],"capable":[139],"forming":[141],"maps":[142],"(Cheung":[143],"2014;":[146],"Cruse":[147],"2011).":[150]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":6}],"updated_date":"2026-05-21T06:26:12.895304","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}
