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allocentric

allocentric Allocentric refers to representing or finding locations in relation to stable features of the environment rather than to one’s own body position.

Allocentric refers to representing or finding locations in relation to stable features of the environment rather than to one’s own body position. In spatial learning, it describes viewpoint-independent cognitive maps that allow a place to be located from different starting points.

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Drafting source: Webb Jordan A; Paquette Sebastien; Fournier Neil M; Reynolds Michael G; Brown Liana E; Lehmann Hugo. Evidence of allocentric spatial learning in male rats with large lesions of the hippocampus. 2026; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0344593; article XML SHA-256 a7f54f7ffb6211915e020624e5c18761fc9f50262cef475d894c3222129c8693. “Evidence of allocentric spatial learning in male rats with large lesions of the hippocampus” (10.1371/journal.pone.0344593).
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