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Matthias Riepe and his colleagues have studied the ways in which humans and rats use the hippocampus when they are navigating mazes:

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Cognitive learning is the ability to acquire knowledge and understanding through mental processes. Rats navigating mazes demonstrate cognitive learning by creating mental representations of the maze.

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Cognitive learning is the ability to acquire knowledge and understanding through mental processes such as thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving. In the case of rats navigating mazes, cognitive learning refers to their ability to create a mental representation of the maze, known as a cognitive map. This allows the rats to learn the spatial layout of the maze and use that knowledge to navigate efficiently.

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