Cheng Wang, Xiaojing Chen, James J Knierim. Egocentric and allocentric representations of space in the rodent brain, Current Opinion in Neurobiology, Volume 60, 2020, Pages 12-20,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2019.11.005.
Abstract:
“Spatial signals are prevalent within the hippocampus and its neighboring regions. It …
Yvette E. Fisher, Jenny Lu, Isabel D’Alessandro & Rachel I. Wilson . Sensorimotor experience remaps visual input to a heading-direction network. Nature (2019) doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1772-4
Abstract
“In the Drosophila brain, ‘compass’ neurons track the orientation of the body and head …
Kim, S.S., Hermundstad, A.M., Romani, S. et al. Generation of stable heading representations in diverse visual scenes. Nature (2019) doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1767-1
Abstract
“Many animals rely on an internal heading representation when navigating in varied environments1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. How this representation …
Bellmund, J.L.S., de Cothi, W., Ruiter, T.A. et al. Deforming the metric of cognitive maps distorts memory. Nat Hum Behav (2019) doi:10.1038/s41562-019-0767-3
Abstract
Environmental boundaries anchor cognitive maps that support memory. However, trapezoidal boundary geometry distorts the regular firing …
Eelke Spaak, Floris P. de Lange. Hippocampal and prefrontal theta-band mechanisms underpin implicit spatial context learning. Journal of Neuroscience 7 November 2019, 1660-19; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1660-19.2019
Abstract
“Humans can rapidly and seemingly implicitly learn to predict typical locations of …
Hamburger, K. and Knauff, M. (2019), Odors Can Serve as Landmarks in Human Wayfinding. Cogn Sci, 43: e12798. doi:10.1111/cogs.12798
Abstract
“Scientists have shown that many non‐human animals such as ants, dogs, or rats are very good at using …
Qasim, S.E., Miller, J., Inman, C.S. et al. Memory retrieval modulates spatial tuning of single neurons in the human entorhinal cortex. Nat Neurosci (2019) doi:10.1038/s41593-019-0523-z
Abstract
“The medial temporal lobe is critical for both spatial navigation and memory.…
Ethan A. Solomon, Bradley C. Lega, Michael R. Sperling, Michael J. Kahana. Hippocampal theta codes for distances in semantic and temporal spaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nov 2019, 201906729; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906729116
Significance
“The medial temporal …
Arseny Finkelstein, Hervé Rouault, Sandro Romani, Nachum Ulanovsky. Dynamic control of cortical head-direction signal by angular velocity. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/730374
Abstract
“The sense of direction requires accurate tracking of head direction at different turning-velocities, yet it remains unclear how …
Authors
*G. GINOSAR1, J. ALJADEFF2, Y. BURAK3, H. SOMPOLINSKY3, L. LAS1, N. ULANOVSKY1;
1 Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel; 2 Dept. of Bioengineering, Imperial Col. London, London, United Kingdom; 3 The Edmond and Lily Safra Ctr. for Brain Sciences, …
Gil Vantomme, Zita Rovó, Romain Cardis, Elidie Béard, Georgia Katsioudi, Angelo Guadagno, Virginie Perrenoud, Laura MJ Fernandez, Anita Lüthi. A thalamic reticular circuit for head direction cell tuning and spatial navigation. bioRxiv 804575; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/804575
Summary
“To navigate …
Steven Poulter, Sang Ah Lee, James Dachtler, Thomas J. Wills, Colin Lever. Vector Trace cells in the Subiculum of the Hippocampal formation. bioRxiv 805242; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/805242
Abstract
“Successfully navigating in physical or semantic space requires a neural representation …
Seongmin A. Park, Douglas S. Miller, Hamed Nili, Charan Ranganath, Erie D. Boorman. Map making: Constructing, combining, and navigating abstract cognitive maps. bioRxiv 810051; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/810051
ABSTRACT
“Cognitive maps are thought to enable model-based inferences from limited experience …
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 …
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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