FANGWEN YU

How Drosophila LPLC1 neurons implement a selective collision avoidance behavior by pooling outputs of motion and object detectors, as well as spatially biased inhibition?

Ryosuke Tanaka, Damon A. Clark. Neural mechanisms to exploit positional geometry for collision avoidance,
Current Biology, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.023.

Summary
Visual motion provides rich geometrical cues about the three-dimensional configuration of the world. However, how brains decode the

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Whether network oscillation occurs in MEC at behavioural time scales in the second-to-minute regime such as spatial navigation and episodic memory?

Soledad Gonzalo Cogno, Horst A. Obenhaus, Ragnhild Irene Jacobsen, Flavio Donato, May-Britt Moser, Edvard I. Moser. Minute-scale oscillatory sequences in medial entorhinal cortex. bioRxiv 2022.05.02.490273; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.02.490273

Abstract
The medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) hosts many of the brain’s

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How does the hippocampus and its constituent pathways support novel category learning?

Jelena Sučević, Anna C. Schapiro. A neural network model of hippocampal contributions to category learning. bioRxiv 2022.01.12.476051; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.12.476051

Abstract
“In addition to its critical role in encoding individual episodes, the hippocampus is capable of extracting regularities across experiences. …

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What are the neural dynamics and architecture of the heading direction circuit in a vertebrate brain?

Luigi Petrucco, Hagar Lavian, You Kure Wu, Fabian Svara, Vilim Štih, Ruben Portugues. Neural dynamics and architecture of the heading direction circuit in a vertebrate brain. bioRxiv 2022.04.27.489672; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.27.489672

Abstract
“Animals can use different strategies to navigate. They …

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How does the brain translate experiences into structured knowledge that allows us to navigate to achieve goals?

Corey Fernandez, Jiefeng Jiang, Shao-Fang Wang, Hannah Choi, Anthony D Wagner. Representational integration and differentiation in the human hippocampus following goal-directed navigation. bioRxiv 2022.04.12.488078; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.12.488078

Abstract
“As we learn, dynamic memory processes build structured knowledge across our experiences. …

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How does the brain make flexible navigation decisions based on mixed visual and memory representations?

Shinichiro Kira, Houman Safaai, Ari S. Morcos, Stefano Panzeri, Christopher D. Harvey. A distributed and efficient population code of mixed selectivity neurons for flexible navigation decisions. bioRxiv 2022.04.10.487349; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.10.487349

Abstract
Decision-making requires flexibility to rapidly switch sensorimotor

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How does the hippocampus rapidly consolidates novel information for spatial navigation?

Brad E. Pfeiffer. Spatial learning drives rapid goal representation in hippocampal ripples without place field accumulation or goal-oriented theta sequences. Journal of Neuroscience 8 April 2022, JN-RM-2479-21; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2479-21.2022

Abstract
The hippocampus is critical for rapid acquisition of

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How linear/angular speed – derivative in time of position/direction – may allow the updating of spatial representations?

Spalla, D., Treves, A. & Boccara, C.N. Angular and linear speed cells in the parahippocampal circuits. Nat Commun 13, 1907 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29583-z

Abstract
An essential role of the hippocampal region is to integrate information to compute and update

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How do grid-cell modules remain coordinated when neural activity is dissociated from external sensory cues?

Torgeir Waaga, Haggai Agmon, Valentin A. Normand, Anne Nagelhus, Richard J. Gardner, May-Britt Moser, Edvard I. Moser, Yoram Burak. Grid-cell modules remain coordinated when neural activity is dissociated from external sensory cues, Neuron, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2022.03.011.

Summary
The representation

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How do freely flying bats keep a stable hippocampal code for navigation in changing environments?

William A. Liberti III, Tobias A. Schmid, Angelo Forli, Madeleine Snyder & Michael M. Yartsev. A stable hippocampal code in freely flying bats. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04560-0

Abstract
“Neural activity in the hippocampus is known to reflect how animals move …

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How population-level heading responses are aligned to visual input?

Kevin K. Sit, Michael J. Goard. Coregistration of heading to visual cues in retrosplenial cortex. bioRxiv 2022.03.25.485865; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.25.485865

Abstract
“Spatial cognition depends on an accurate representation of orientation within an environment. Head direction cells in distributed brain regions

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How to enable robots navigate based on experiences and predictive map inspired by spatial cognition in the brain?

D. Liu, Z. Lyu, Q. Zou, X. Bian, M. Cong and Y. Du, “Robotic Navigation Based on Experiences and Predictive Map Inspired by Spatial Cognition,” in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2022.3155614.

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“Humans and animals have environmental …

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How the primary visual cortex encodes stable 3D head direction signals?

Grigori Guitchounts, William Lotter, Joel Dapello, David Cox. Stable 3D Head Direction Signals in the Primary Visual Cortex. bioRxiv 2020.09.04.283762; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.04.283762

Abstract
Visual signals influence the brain’s computation of spatial position and orientation. Accordingly, the primary …

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How rodents from different habitats cope with three-dimensional environments?

Hagbi Z, Eilam D (2022) On heights and plains: How rodents from different habitats cope with three-dimensional environments? PLoS ONE 17(3): e0265176. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265176

Abstract
“Dwelling in a specific habitat requires adaptation to the habitat physical and biological properties in order …

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How do hippocampal neurons contribute to memorizing and utilizing information acquired through social observations and interactions?

Mou, Xiang, Abhishekh Pokhrel, Prakul Suresh, and Daoyun Ji. “Observational learning promotes hippocampal remote awake replay toward future reward locations.” Neuron, Volume 110, Issue 5, 2 March 2022, Pages 891-902.e7

Summary
The neural circuit mechanisms underlying observational

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