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    • Previous research by Jeffery et al. suggests non-uniform spatial representations during navigation.
    • Recent findings indicate asymmetries in human horizontal versus vertical path integration.

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    • To explore the computational load of representing three-dimensional (3D) space during navigation.
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    Main Methods:

    • The study integrates findings on human path integration.
    • It analyzes the computational demands of multi-dimensional spatial representation.

    Main Results:

    • Representing navigation in more than two dimensions significantly increases computational load.
    • Upright head posture may serve to constrain computational processing during navigation.

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    • Upright head posture, while aiding computational efficiency, may lead to distorted neural representations of 3D space.
    • This suggests a trade-off between processing efficiency and accurate spatial mapping in humans.