Category: Neural Basis of Navigation

How the brain represents landmarks?

Lukas F. Fischer, Raul Mojica Soto-Albors, Friederike Buck, Mark T. Harnett. Representation of Visual Landmarks in Retrosplenial Cortex. bioRxiv 811430; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/811430

Abstract
The process by which visual information is incorporated into the brain’s spatial framework to represent

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How the hippocampal spatial circuit represents latent information independent of sensory inputs and future goals?

Alexandra T. Keinath, Andres Nieto-posadas, Jennifer C. Robinson, Mark P. Brandon. DG-CA3 circuitry mediates hippocampal representations of latent information.bioRxiv 824102; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/824102

Abstract
“Survival in complex environments necessitates a flexible navigation system that incorporates memory of recent behavior and …

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How spatial information is communicated by place cells to downstream areas in a finer theta-timescale?

Monsalve‐Mercado, MM, Roudi, Y. Hippocampal spike‐time correlations and place field overlaps during open field foraging. Hippocampus. 2019; 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23173

Abstract
Phase precessing place cells encode spatial information on fine timescales via the timing of their spikes. …

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How the brain constructs spatial representations to code an appropriate route under different sensory cues?

Choijiljav Chinzorig, Hiroshi Nishimaru, Jumpei Matsumoto, Yusaku Takamura, Alain Berthoz, Taketoshi Ono, Hisao Nishijo, Rat Retrosplenial Cortical Involvement in Wayfinding Using Visual and Locomotor Cues, Cerebral Cortex,  bhz183, https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhz183

Abstract
“The retrosplenial cortex (RSC) has been implicated in wayfinding …

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Whether the firing associations of grid cells depend on hippocampal inputs?

Noam Almog, Gilad Tocker, Tora Bonnevie, Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser, Dori Derdikman. During hippocampal inactivation, grid cells maintain their synchrony, even when the grid pattern is lost. eLife 2019;8:e47147 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.47147

Abstract “The grid cell network in the medial …

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How the entorhinal cortex supports landmark-based navigation and path integration

Chen, Xiaoli, Paula Vieweg, and Thomas Wolbers. “Computing distance information from landmarks and self-motion cues-Differential contributions of anterior-lateral vs. posterior-medial entorhinal cortex in humans.” NeuroImage (2019): 116074.

Abstract
Landmarks and path integration cues are two important sources

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How heading neurons in the Drosophila central complex guide moment-to-moment navigational behavior?

Jonathan Green, Vikram Vijayan, Peter Mussells Pires, Atsuko Adachi & Gaby Maimon. A neural heading estimate is compared with an internal goal to guide oriented navigation. Nature Neuroscience, 22 July 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0444-x

Abstract
Goal-directed navigation is thought to

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How does rat place cells encode 3D volumetric space?

Roddy M Grieves, Selim Jedidi-Ayoub, Karyna Mishchanchuk, Anyi Liu, Sophie Renaudineau, Kate J Jeffery. The place-cell representation of volumetric space in rats.

Abstract
“Place cells are spatially modulated neurons found in the hippocampus that underlie …

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How does the brain transform egocentric information into an allocentric spatial reference frame?

Patrick A. LaChance, Travis P. Todd, Jeffrey S. Taube. A sense of space in postrhinal cortex. Science 12 Jul 2019: Vol. 365, Issue 6449, eaax4192 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax4192

Abstract
“A topographic representation of local space is critical for navigation and …

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How does the 3D neural compass work in the mouse brain?

Angelaki, Dora E., Julia Ng, Amada M. Abrego, Henry X. Cham, J. D. Dickman, and Jean Laurens. “A gravity-based three-dimensional compass in the mouse brain.” bioRxiv (2019): 570382.

Summary
“Head direction cells in the mammalian limbic system are …

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Are there different kinds of head direction cells in the brain?

Dudchenko, Paul A., Emma R. Wood, and Anna Smith. “A new perspective on the head direction cell system and spatial behavior.” Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2019).

Highlights
• Damage to the head direction circuit produces only modest impairments …

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How the brain remembers where you’re heading to?

Kunz, Lukas, Liang Wang, Daniel Lachner-Piza, Hui Zhang, Armin Brandt, Matthias Dümpelmann, Peter C. Reinacher et al. “Hippocampal theta phases organize the reactivation of large-scale electrophysiological representations during goal-directed navigation.” Science Advances 5, no. 7 (2019): eaav8192.

Abstract
Humans are

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How to implement 6DoF state estimation on 3D manifold based on neural dynamics?

State estimation in high dimensional space is a big challenge problem. Commonly, we use Lie group to implement 6DoF state estimation in 3D space. However, how does the brain implement path integration in 3D space based on neural dynamics?

Low …

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How the brain controls movement in high dimensional space?

Gallego, Juan A., Matthew G. Perich, Lee E. Miller, and Sara A. Solla. “Neural manifolds for the control of movement.” Neuron 94, no. 5 (2017): 978-984.

Abstract

The analysis of neural dynamics in several brain cortices has consistently …

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3D Grid Cell Visualisation Software

3D grid cell visualisation software was developed by Misun Kim at the Memory and Space Laboratory of Professor Eleanor Maguire, Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London, London, UK.

This software has two main goals.

First, to visualize the

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