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A behavior-environment information loop drives sensory navigation
Kevin S. Chen, Matthew P. Leighton, Damon A. Clark +1
As organisms navigate the environment to locate critical resources, their behavioral actions must be tightly coupled to their sensory inputs. Here, we introduce an information-theo…
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Discrete turn strategies emerge in information-limited navigation
Jose M. Betancourt, Matthew P. Leighton, Thierry Emonet +2
Navigation up a smooth sensory gradient is one of the simplest behavioural tasks, and some organisms solve it by making continuous adjustments to their course. Bacteria instead emp…