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 …
Roddy M Grieves, Selim Jedidi-Ayoub, Karyna Mishchanchuk, Anyi Liu, Sophie Renaudineau, Kate J Jeffery. The place-cell representation of volumetric space in rats. bioRxiv 698175; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/698175
Abstract
“Place cells are spatially modulated neurons found in the hippocampus that underlie …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Munn, Robert GK, Caitlin S. Mallory, Kiah Hardcastle, Dane M. Chetkovich, and Lisa M. Giocomo. “Entorhinal velocity signals reflect environmental geometry.” bioRxiv (2019): 671222. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/671222
Summary
The entorhinal cortex contains neural signals for representing self-location, including grid …
Widloski, John, and Ila Fiete. “How does the brain solve the computational problems of spatial navigation?.” In Space, Time and Memory in the Hippocampal Formation, pp. 373-407. Springer, Vienna, 2014.
Abstract
Flexible navigation in the real world involves …
Gu, Yi, Sam Lewallen, Amina A. Kinkhabwala, Cristina Domnisoru, Kijung Yoon, Jeffrey L. Gauthier, Ila R. Fiete, and David W. Tank. “A map-like micro-organization of grid cells in the medial entorhinal cortex.” Cell 175, no. 3 (2018): 736-750.…
Jacob L. S. Bellmund, William de Cothi, Tom A. Ruiter, Matthias Nau, Caswell Barry, Christian F. Doeller. Deforming the metric of cognitive maps distorts memory. bioRxiv 391201; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/391201
Abstract
Environmental boundaries anchor cognitive maps that support memory. However, …
Ellen K.W. Brennan, Shyam Kumar Sudhakar, Izabela Jedrasiak-Cape, Omar J. Ahmed. Uniquely excitable neurons enable precise and persistent information transmission through the retrosplenial cortex. bioRxiv 673954; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/673954
ABSTRACT
The retrosplenial cortex (RSC) is essential for both memory and …
Henriksson, Linda, Marieke Mur, and Nikolaus Kriegeskorte. “Rapid invariant encoding of scene layout in human OPA.” Neuron (2019).
In Brief
Environmental boundaries, such as walls,define the geometry of the local environment. How do our brains extract this information …
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