Brain Inspired Navigation Blog
LaChance PA, Graham J, Shapiro BL, Morris AJ, Taube JS. Landmark-modulated directional coding in postrhinal cortex. Science Advances 2022 Jan 28;8(4):eabg8404. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg8404.
Abstract
“Visual landmarks can anchor an animal’s internal sense of orientation to the external world…
John Widloski, David J. Foster. Flexible rerouting of hippocampal replay sequences around changing barriers in the absence of global place field remapping. Neuron, 2022, 110, 1–12.
Summary
“Flexibility is a hallmark of memories that depend on the hippocampus. For …
Mona M. Garvert, Tankred Saanum, Eric Schulz, Nicolas W. Schuck, Christian F. Doeller. Hippocampal spatio-temporal cognitive maps adaptively guide reward generalization. bioRxiv 2021.10.22.465012; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.22.465012
ABSTRACT
“The brain forms cognitive maps of relational knowledge, an organizing principle thought …
Takahashi, Susumu, Takumi Hombe, Sakiko Matsumoto, Kaoru Ide, and Ken Yoda. “Head direction cells in a migratory bird prefer north.” Science Advances 8, no. 5 (2022): eabl6848.
Abstract
“Animals exhibit remarkable navigation abilities as if they have an …
Sebnem N. Tuncdemir, Andres D. Grosmark, Gergely F. Turi, Amei Shank, John C. Bowler, Gokhan Ordek, Attila Losonczy, Rene Hen, Clay O. Lacefield. Parallel processing of sensory cue and spatial information in the dentate gyrus. Cell Reports, Volume 38, …
Chinmay S. Purandare, Shonali Dhingra, Rodrigo Rios, Cliff Vuong, Thuc To, Ayaka Hachisuka, Krishna Choudhary & Mayank R. Mehta. Moving bar of light evokes vectorial spatial selectivity in the immobile rat hippocampus. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04404-x
Abstract
“Visual cortical neurons …
James C.R. Whittington, David McCaffary, Jacob J.W. Bakermans, Timothy E.J. Behrens. How to build a cognitive map: insights from models of the hippocampal formation. arXiv:2202.01682 [q-bio.NC], 2022.
Abstract
“Learning and interpreting the structure of the environment is an innate …
Patrick A. LaChance, Jalina Graham, Benjamin L. Shapiro, Ashlyn J. Morris, Jeffrey S. Taube. Landmark-modulated directional coding in postrhinal cortex. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 28 Jan 2022, Vol 8, Issue 4. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg8404
Abstract
“Visual landmarks can anchor an animal’s …
Kauê Machado Costa, Robert Scholz, Kevin Lloyd, Perla Moreno-Castilla, Matthew P.H. Gardner, Peter Dayan, Geoffrey Schoenbaum. The role of the orbitofrontal cortex in creating cognitive maps. bioRxiv 2022.01.25.477716
Abstract
“We use internal models of the external world to …
Aaron D Milstein, Yiding Li, Katie C Bittner, Christine Grienberger, Ivan Soltesz, Jeffrey C Magee, Sandro Romani. Bidirectional synaptic plasticity rapidly modifies hippocampal representations. eLife 2021;10:e73046 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.73046
Abstract
“Learning requires neural adaptations thought to be mediated by activity-dependent …
Mathew T. Summers, Marla B. Feller. Distinct Inhibitory Pathways Control Velocity and Directional Tuning in the Retina. bioRxiv 2022.01.13.476257; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.13.476257
Abstract
“The sensory periphery is responsible for detecting ethologically relevant features of the external world, using compact, predominantly …
Marcelo G. Mattar, Máté Lengyel. Planning in the brain. Neuron, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.12.018.
Summary
“Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) have enabled machines to plan in tasks previously thought to be uniquely human. Meanwhile, the planning algorithms implemented by the …
Olesia M Bilash, Spyridon Chavlis, Panayiota Poirazi, Jayeeta Basu. Lateral entorhinal cortex inputs modulate hippocampal dendritic excitability by recruiting a local disinhibitory microcircuit. bioRxiv 2022.01.13.476247; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.13.476247
Abstract
“The lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC) provides information about multi-sensory environmental …
Nils Nyberg, Éléonore Duvelle, Caswell Barry, Hugo J. Spiers. Spatial goal coding in the hippocampal formation. Neuron, January 14, 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.12.012
Summary
“The mammalian hippocampal formation contains several distinct populations of neurons involved in representing self-position and orientation. These …
Kadjita Asumbisa, Adrien Peyrache, Stuart Trenholm. Flexible cue anchoring strategies enable stable head direction coding in both sighted and blind animals. bioRxiv 2022.01.12.476111 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.12.476111
Abstract
“Vision plays a crucial role in instructing the brain’s spatial navigation systems…
Brain Inspired Navigation Blog
New discovery worth spreading on brain-inspired navigation in neurorobotics and neuroscience