2025/09/29 by Evgenii Dzhivelikian, Aleksandr I. Panov, Dzhivelikian, E. A. +1
Computer Science · #AI-based Problem Solving and Planning #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #Cognitive Science and Mapping #Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2510.03286
openalex publication_date 2025/09/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/09 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Cognitive maps provide a powerful framework for understanding spatial and abstract reasoning in biological and artificial agents. While recent computational models link cognitive maps to hippocampal-entorhinal mechanisms, they often rely on global optimization rules (e.g., backpropagation) that lack biological plausibility. In this work, we propose a novel cognitive architecture for structuring episodic memories into cognitive maps using local, Hebbian-like learning rules, compatible with neural substrate constraints. Our model integrates the Successor Features framework with episodic memories, enabling incremental, online learning through agent-environment interaction. We demonstrate its efficacy in a partially observable grid-world, where the architecture autonomously organizes memories into structured representations without centralized optimization. This work bridges computational neuroscience and AI, offering a biologically grounded approach to cognitive map formation in artificial adaptive agents.