yönlmi

Yönlmi is a fictional concept used in speculative fiction and theoretical discussions of navigation and cognition. It denotes a proposed cognitive–sensorimotor mechanism by which an agent continuously integrates directional cues with an internal map to guide movement toward a goal in dynamic, uncertain environments.

Core features of yönlmi include an active internal directional map that updates with perceived cues, integration of multiple sensory signals (visual, vestibular, proprioceptive), and a perpetual perception–action loop that revises plans as new information becomes available. The mechanism supports both goal-directed exploration and efficient path-finding in changing terrains, accounting for partial or conflicting information by weighing different cues and prior experience.

Origin and usage: The term appears in online speculative-fiction discussions and in philosophical debates as a thought experiment for embodied navigation. It is not part of established navigation theory or cognitive science in the sense of an accepted model. Instead, yönlmi serves as a convenient label for analyzing how direction, environment, and memory might interact in real-time to produce movement strategies.

In practice, writers and theorists use yönlmi to illustrate how agents might balance exploitation of known routes with exploration of new ones, or how internal maps could be disrupted by sensory noise or memory errors. Related concepts include embodied cognition, internal models, perceptual-motor integration, and navigation.