Brain Inspired Navigation Blog
M. Jerome Beetz, Christian Kraus, Myriam Franzke, Eric J. Warrant, Christine Merlin, Basil el Jundi. Flight-induced compass representation in the monarch butterfly heading network. Current Biology, 2021, Published:November 24, 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.009
Summary
“For navigation, animals use a robust internal …
Iva K. Brunec and Ida Momennejad. Predictive Representations in Hippocampal and Prefrontal Hierarchies. Journal of Neuroscience 19 November 2021, JN-RM-1327-21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1327-21.2021
Abstract
“As we navigate the world, we use learned representations of relational structures to explore and to …
Sepiedeh Keshavarzi, Edward F. Bracey, Richard A. Faville, Dario Campagner, Adam L. Tyson, Stephen C. Lenzi, Tiago Branco, Troy W. Margrie. Multisensory coding of angular head velocity in the retrosplenial cortex. Neuron, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.10.031.
Summary
“To successfully navigate …
Raunak Basu, Robert Gebauer, Tim Herfurth, Simon Kolb, Zahra Golipour, Tatjana Tchumatchenko & Hiroshi T. Ito. The orbitofrontal cortex maps future navigational goals. Nature (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04042-9
Abstract
“Accurate navigation to a desired goal requires consecutive estimates of spatial …
Arpit Agarwal, Ayelet Sarel, Dori Derdikman, Nachum Ulanovsky, Yoram Gutfreund. Spatial coding in the hippocampus of flying owls. bioRxiv 2021.10.24.465553; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.24.465553
Abstract
“The elucidation of spatial coding in the hippocampus requires exploring diverse animal species. While robust place-cells …
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J. P. Shine, T. Wolbers. Global and Local Head Direction Coding in the Human Brain. bioRxiv 2021.10.11.463872; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.11.463872
Abstract
“Orientation-specific head direction (HD) cells increase their firing rate to indicate one’s facing direction in the environment. Rodent studies …
Mao, Dun, Eric Avila, Baptiste Caziot, Jean Laurens, J. David Dickman, and Dora E. Angelaki. “Spatial modulation of hippocampal activity in freely moving macaques.” Neuron (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.09.032
Summary
“The hippocampal formation is linked to spatial navigation, but …
Dustin Fetterhoff, Andrey Sobolev, Christian Leibold. Graded remapping of hippocampal ensembles under sensory conflicts. Cell Reports, Volume 36, Issue 11, 2021.
Summary
“Hippocampal place cells are thought to constitute a cognitive map of space derived from multimodal sensory …
Moser M (2021) How Do We Find Our Way? Grid Cells in the Brain. Front. Young Minds. 9:678725. doi: 10.3389/frym.2021.678725
ABSTRACT
“Navigation in the environment, getting from one place to another, is one of the most fundamental and …
Evan S Schaffer, Neeli Mishra, Matthew R Whiteway, Wenze Li, Michelle B Vancura, Jason Freedman, Kripa B Patel, Venkatakaushik Voleti, Liam Paninski, Elizabeth M. C. Hillman, LF Abbott, Richard Axel. Flygenvectors: The spatial and temporal structure of neural activity across …
Alessandro Toso, Sebastian Reinartz, Francesca Pulecchi, Mathew E. Diamond. Time coding in rat dorsolateral striatum. Neuron, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.08.020.
Summary
“To assess the role of dorsolateral striatum (DLS) in time coding, we recorded neuronal activity in rats tasked with …
Misun Kim, Christian F. Doeller. Adaptive cognitive maps for curved surfaces in the 3D world. bioRxiv 2021.08.30.458179; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.30.458179
Abstract
“Terrains in a 3D world can be undulating. Yet, most prior research has exclusively investigated spatial representations on a …
Xuelong Sun, Shigang Yue, Michael Mangan. How the insect central complex could coordinate multimodal navigation. bioRxiv 2021.08.18.456777; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.18.456777
Abstract
“The central complex of the insect midbrain is thought to coordinate insect guidance strategies. Computational models can account for …
Ningyu Zhang, Roddy M Grieves, Kate J Jeffery. Environment symmetry drives a multidirectional code in rat retrosplenial cortex. bioRxiv 2021.08.22.457261; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.22.457261
Abstract
“A class of neurons showing bidirectional tuning in a two-compartment environment was recently discovered in …
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