Brain's 'GPS system' toggles between present and possible future paths in real time

(University of California - San Francisco) In a study of rats navigating a simple maze, neuroscientists at UC San Francisco 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.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news