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Neural sampling from cognitive maps enables goal-directed imagination and planning

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-026-01254-4

Published Online: 2026-07-21

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Lin, Hui

Yang, Yukun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6016-0434
Zhao, Rong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2320-0326
Pezzulo, Giovanni https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6813-8282
Maass, Wolfgang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1178-087X
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Received: 6 August 2025

Accepted: 11 May 2026

First Online: 21 July 2026

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Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.