Neural basis of spatial navigation in three-dimensional environments

Ensuring optimal capability to navigate within a complex three-dimensional environment is a challenge for technical systems, which has been elegantly solved by biological systems. This project aims to understand how animals enhance their brains to travel towards their goal in complex environments. It will leverage previous ARC funded research on navigation along horizontal planes and apply sophisticated analytical tools to quantify neural connectivity to navigate in 3D environments. Expected outcomes include understanding how the brain regions required for efficient navigation in 3dimensional environments for developing miniature and autonomous agents, enhancing research capacity and institutional collaborations.