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Korbinian Schreiber, Timo Wunderlich, Philipp Spilger, Sebastian Billaudelle, Benjamin Cramer, Yannik Stradmann, Christian Pehle, Eric Müller and 3 more
The authors demonstrate a virtual bee that returns home using a spiking neural circuit emulated on BrainScaleS-2. The circuit stores its homeward direction and distance in adjustable synaptic strengths, which drive steering. Across 1,000 simulated journeys, home-overlapping returns rise from 69.3% to 88.7% after weight optimization. This two-dimensional virtual task does not test real-world navigation or alternative memory mechanisms.
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