the maze-like traditionally is a very two-dimensional experience the atrium at
two-dimensional experience the atrium at
two-dimensional experience the atrium at the National Building Museum has the
the National Building Museum has the
the National Building Museum has the scale of an urban square with a
scale of an urban square with a
scale of an urban square with a colonnade around it and we thought we
colonnade around it and we thought we
colonnade around it and we thought we really wanted to explore the third
really wanted to explore the third
really wanted to explore the third dimension the senses are bombarded with
dimension the senses are bombarded with
dimension the senses are bombarded with more experiences than in the traditional
more experiences than in the traditional
more experiences than in the traditional maze when you enter and when you’re
maze when you enter and when you’re
maze when you enter and when you’re close to the periphery you will like
close to the periphery you will like
close to the periphery you will like walking in these like very narrow
walking in these like very narrow
walking in these like very narrow canyons but the closer you get to the
canyons but the closer you get to the
canyons but the closer you get to the center the lower the the walls around
center the lower the the walls around
center the lower the the walls around you become mazes are quite literally
you become mazes are quite literally
you become mazes are quite literally explored in landscape architecture so in
explored in landscape architecture so in
explored in landscape architecture so in gardens the hedge mazes but very rarely
gardens the hedge mazes but very rarely
gardens the hedge mazes but very rarely in in building architecture mazes exists
in in building architecture mazes exists
in in building architecture mazes exists to challenge our navigational skills for
to challenge our navigational skills for
to challenge our navigational skills for us mammals the hippocampus seems to play
us mammals the hippocampus seems to play
us mammals the hippocampus seems to play a critical role in a kind of learning
a critical role in a kind of learning
a critical role in a kind of learning that has to do with a human or an
that has to do with a human or an
that has to do with a human or an animal’s cognitive map of its
animal’s cognitive map of its
animal’s cognitive map of its environment and we build that cognitive
environment and we build that cognitive
environment and we build that cognitive map to allow us to navigate through our
map to allow us to navigate through our
map to allow us to navigate through our surroundings the hippocampus actually I
surroundings the hippocampus actually I
surroundings the hippocampus actually I think operates sort of in two modes in
think operates sort of in two modes in
think operates sort of in two modes in one mode it’s learning a maze we can
one mode it’s learning a maze we can
one mode it’s learning a maze we can call that acquisition so it’s keeping
call that acquisition so it’s keeping
call that acquisition so it’s keeping track of the new spatial landmarks what
track of the new spatial landmarks what
track of the new spatial landmarks what they possibly mean and then there’s a
they possibly mean and then there’s a
they possibly mean and then there’s a another mode of the hippocampus which
another mode of the hippocampus which
another mode of the hippocampus which you can think of it’s the readout phase
you can think of it’s the readout phase
you can think of it’s the readout phase so the hippocampus is actually
so the hippocampus is actually
so the hippocampus is actually automatically reading out the correct
automatically reading out the correct
automatically reading out the correct solution to the maze so even a maze
solution to the maze so even a maze
solution to the maze so even a maze that’s on a piece of paper if it’s done
that’s on a piece of paper if it’s done
that’s on a piece of paper if it’s done well can be challenging because it’s
well can be challenging because it’s
well can be challenging because it’s sheer complexity forces us to actually
sheer complexity forces us to actually
sheer complexity forces us to actually keep track of many calculations at the
keep track of many calculations at the
keep track of many calculations at the same time as we seek to navigate the
same time as we seek to navigate the
same time as we seek to navigate the maze so we’re pretty plastic in terms of
maze so we’re pretty plastic in terms of
maze so we’re pretty plastic in terms of our behavior and I think that’s probably
our behavior and I think that’s probably
our behavior and I think that’s probably because we’re pretty complex organisms
because we’re pretty complex organisms
because we’re pretty complex organisms but a rodent actually has simple
but a rodent actually has simple
but a rodent actually has simple responses and one of the most basics on
responses and one of the most basics on
responses and one of the most basics on a why maze was that if it’s gone down
a why maze was that if it’s gone down
a why maze was that if it’s gone down one arm then next time it’s gonna go
one arm then next time it’s gonna go
one arm then next time it’s gonna go down the other arm then it will
down the other arm then it will
down the other arm then it will alternate back and forth if they have
alternate back and forth if they have
alternate back and forth if they have the campuses disrupted that alternation
the campuses disrupted that alternation
the campuses disrupted that alternation is disrupted
is disrupted
is disrupted an animal that is not allowed to explore
an animal that is not allowed to explore
an animal that is not allowed to explore its environment in a proper way is not
its environment in a proper way is not
its environment in a proper way is not going to have a brain that’s wired up
going to have a brain that’s wired up
going to have a brain that’s wired up correctly you think the hippocampus is
correctly you think the hippocampus is
correctly you think the hippocampus is cranking open and allowing a child to
cranking open and allowing a child to
cranking open and allowing a child to navigate and explore its environment
navigate and explore its environment
navigate and explore its environment because that’s crucial to the rest of
because that’s crucial to the rest of
because that’s crucial to the rest of the rewiring of the brain as a ghost
the rewiring of the brain as a ghost
the rewiring of the brain as a ghost redevelopment obviously the maze is not
redevelopment obviously the maze is not
redevelopment obviously the maze is not that difficult when you’re drawing it in
that difficult when you’re drawing it in
that difficult when you’re drawing it in plan with a pin I mean we could see on
plan with a pin I mean we could see on
plan with a pin I mean we could see on the the models we built that it was
the the models we built that it was
the the models we built that it was going to look amazing it was gonna have
going to look amazing it was gonna have
going to look amazing it was gonna have like these like we had warped geometries
like these like we had warped geometries
like these like we had warped geometries around you but we couldn’t really figure
around you but we couldn’t really figure
around you but we couldn’t really figure out if it was gonna be like too
out if it was gonna be like too
out if it was gonna be like too confusing or not confusing enough so
confusing or not confusing enough so
confusing or not confusing enough so when I walked through it the first time
when I walked through it the first time
when I walked through it the first time I was like really happily reassured or
I was like really happily reassured or
I was like really happily reassured or relieved that we actually did he had
relieved that we actually did he had
relieved that we actually did he had lost quite a few times
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