Shamash et al. probe the navigational strategies mice use as they escape from a threat. By systematically placing and removing obstacles blocking their initial path, the authors find evidence that mice memorize intermediate ‘subgoal’ locations to find their way home.
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Hardcastle, K. A step-by-step guide home. Nat Neurosci 24, 1193–1195 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-021-00893-7
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