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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Human Navigation

    Background:

    • Spatial navigation relies on egocentric (self-centered) and allocentric (environment-centered) reference frames.
    • The parietal cortex is implicated in processing allocentric information and translating between reference frames.
    • Previous studies often used passive environments, limiting applicability to real-world active navigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate brain dynamics underlying strategy switching in spatial navigation.
    • To compare neural activity during active (walking) versus passive (sitting) navigation tasks.
    • To identify factors influencing the shift between egocentric and allocentric spatial strategies.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized virtual reality (VR) and an Omni treadmill for active navigation, with participants seated for passive navigation.
    • Recorded electroencephalography (EEG) signals to analyze spectral perturbations during spatial strategy transitions.
    • Employed a path integration task with varying turning angles.

    Main Results:

    • Navigation engaged the parietal (alpha band), occipital (beta, low gamma bands), and frontal (theta band) cortices.
    • Differences in parietal alpha band activity were observed between egocentric and allocentric strategies, particularly with small turning angles.
    • Behavioral homing errors correlated with neural findings, showing a tendency for allocentric navigators to shift towards egocentric strategies in active, large-angle path scenarios.

    Conclusions:

    • Brain dynamics, especially in the parietal cortex's alpha band, are crucial for spatial strategy selection and switching.
    • Active navigation and path complexity (turning angles) significantly influence the interplay between egocentric and allocentric reference frames.
    • Findings bridge the gap between passive lab studies and real-world active spatial navigation.