Fig. 1: Localisation behaviour in rats and ferrets.

Schematics of the behavioural tasks. a Behavioural arena used with rats showing the two peripheral target locations, with the animal holding at the centre initiation spout. b Time-course of the behavioural trial for both the rat and the ferret. c Behavioural arena used with ferrets showing the five peripheral target locations, with the animal holding at the centre initiation spout. Summary of rat behavioural performance. d Proportion of correct trials for auditory and visual sessions for each rat. Each marker represents one session, shown with the mean and error bars showing standard deviation across sessions. Grey dashed line represents performance at chance level (1/2). e Cumulative speed distribution across sessions for each rat. The mean and standard deviation of the session speed distributions are shown as line and shaded area. f Mean session speed of ‘moving’ data (defined as speeds >10 cms⁻¹) for each rat. Each marker represents one session, shown with the mean and error bars showing standard deviation across sessions. Data are from 3 rats over a total of 55 sessions (see Supplementary Table 1 for sample sizes for individual subjects). g–i as in d–f but for ferret data (chance level: 1/5). Data are from 3 ferrets over 75 sessions (see Supplementary Table 1 for sample sizes for individual subjects).