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Lea Steffen

University of WaterlooORCID 0000-0002-7485-6915Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Semantic map learning and externalization in an embodied neural agent: A comparison to human behavioral and neural data

Kathryn Simone, Lea Steffen, Nicole Sandra-Yaffa Dumont, Siyang Yu, Hudson Ly, Graeme Damberger, Chris Eliasmith

The paper develops a spiking semantic SLAM algorithm for an embodied neural agent and compares its behavior to human spatial memory and neural data in a virtual reality task.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition