Our paper on the poor replicability of Tolman, Richie & Kalish, 1946 - the famous "Sunburst maze" - is out!
Last author @rmgrieves made a very nice thread about it here:
https://fediscience.org/@rmgrieves/115844897663215766
The article: Tolman's Sunburst Maze 80 Years on: A Meta-Analysis Reveals Poor Replicability and Little Evidence for Shortcutting
I'll just add that this doesn't at all question the #CognitiveMap theory, which is quite strongly supported by diverse lines of evidence - but it shows that one of the elements previously used to support the theory, the ability to choose a shortcut over unexplored space, is not that clearly demonstrated!
Importantly, this also shows that it is crucial to consider papers in their context and to make sure results are consistently replicable before changing them into scientific facts!
PS: I managed to attract Roddy to Mastodon - it would be great to show him we can get at least as much interaction on here as with his similar thread on Bluesky
#SpatialCognition #Neuroscience #Shortcutting #Tolman #Sunburst #ReplicabilityCrisis
Can humans and animals really use internal maps to navigate and take shortcuts?
Tolman famously argued "yes" - based largely on his Sunburst maze experiment.
However, our new review & meta-analysis suggests the evidence is far weaker than you might think.
🧵👇 https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.70365
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#neuroESC #navigation #neuroscience #neuroethology #SpatialCognition #AnimalBehaviour #shortcutting #cognitivemap #tolman
‘Berger van het Noorden’ al sinds de nacht in touw door sneeuw en gladheid rond Drachten [+foto's]
#gladheid #BergervanhetNoorden #Tolman #berging #sneeuw #transportnieuws #TransportOnline
Last follow-up on Tolman's Sunburst maze experiment: anyone out there tried to replicate it but didn't publish the results (with or without success)? If so, I will want to ask you about it!
Following-up on this, I have asked the following question on #NeuroMethods without success:
Anyone knows of any (published or not, successful or not) replication attempts of the #Tolman Sunburst maze "shortcut" task, in mice?
I'm also interested in info on any kind of unpublished replication attempt, in any species...
Inventing beef, non-acceptable English & does driving a hybrid make you nice?
BRAND NEW
Gareth Jones On Speed ep 522
with @A1Goy & Zog
OUT NOW
https://www.garethjones.tv/onspeed/onspeed522.html
#OnSpeed #F1 #Audi #Peugeot #Tolman #Bentley #Porsche #podcast
The #Tolman "sunburst maze" results (from 1946) are often used to demonstrate shortcut ability in rats... but do they really? More on this later!
For now, would you know of any #ComputationalModels that were tested in this protocol (whether they replicate the original results or not)? We know of a few (well... 4) but would like to make sure we are not missing any.
#BehaviouralNeuroscience #SpatialCognition #Shortcuts #CognitiveMap #Neuroscience (kind of)
"A grave fit for heroes?" 😂 🤣
🎪 The deceased “hero of the Northern Military District” was buried... on the road.
#Valentin_Tolman, a machine gunner from the #Kamchatka village of #Milkovo who died in #Ukraine, had no relatives, so his grave was dug right on the roadway, at the side of the local cemetery, where a dirt road runs. He was listed as missing for more than a year. Officials reported that #Tolman showed “heroism, steadfastness and courage” at the front,
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