Figure 3.

Simulated rat behavior and behavioral performance. (A) The virtual rat's physical location at the start of the trial. (B) A sequence is generated that originates at the rat's current location. (C) The simulated rat navigates toward the location depicted by the sequence end point. (D) A focal search is performed around the location defined by the sequence end point. (E) Random search until reward is found. (F) A modulatory signal is triggered by reward. (G) Reward latencies across trials, mean ± s.e.m. Reward latencies in Home trial phases decrease sharply after the first trial, indicating that the simulated rat takes a short path to the Home location from the second trial on.