Martin Seeber, Matthias Stangl, Mauricio Vallejo Martelo, Uros Topalovic, Sonja Hiller, Casey H. Halpern, Jean-Philippe Langevin, Vikram R. Rao, Itzhak Fried, Dawn Eliashiv & Nanthia Suthana. Human neural dynamics of real-world and imagined navigation. Nat Hum Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02119-3…
Jacob J. W. Bakermans, Joseph Warren, James C. R. Whittington & Timothy E. J. Behrens. Constructing future behavior in the hippocampal formation through composition and replay. Nat Neurosci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-01908-3
Abstract
“The hippocampus is critical for memory, imagination …
Khona, M., Chandra, S. & Fiete, I. Global modules robustly emerge from local interactions and smooth gradients. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08541-3
Abstract
“Modular structure and function are ubiquitous in biology, from the organization of animal brains and bodies to the …
Andrew F. Siliciano, Sun Minni, Chad Morton, Charles K. Dowell, Noelle B. Eghbali, Juliana Y. Rhee, L. F. Abbott, Vanessa Ruta. A vector-based strategy for olfactory navigation in Drosophila. bioRxiv 2025.02.15.638426; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.15.638426
Abstract
“Odors serve as essential cues …
Sun, W., Winnubst, J., Natrajan, M. et al. Learning produces an orthogonalized state machine in the hippocampus. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08548-w
Abstract
“Cognitive maps confer animals with flexible intelligence by representing spatial, temporal and abstract relationships that can be …
Abraham Z. Vollan, Richard J. Gardner, May-Britt Moser & Edvard I. Moser. Left–right-alternating theta sweeps in entorhinal–hippocampal maps of space. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08527-1
Abstract
“Place cells in the hippocampus and grid cells in the entorhinal cortex are elements …
Saikat Ray, Itay Yona, Nadav Elami, Shaked Palgi, Kenneth W. Latimer, Bente Jacobsen, Menno P. Witter, Liora Las, and Nachum Ulanovsky. Hippocampal coding of identity, sex, hierarchy, and affiliation in a social group of wild fruit bats. Science 387,eadk9385(2025). …
Amany Azevedo Amin, Andrew Philippides, Paul Graham. Ant visual route navigation: How the fine details of behaviour promote successful route performance and convergence. bioRxiv 2025.01.16.633342; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.16.633342
Abstract
“Individually foraging ants use egocentric views as a dominant navigation strategy …
Sarthak Chandra, Sugandha Sharma, Rishidev Chaudhuri & Ila Fiete. Episodic and associative memory from spatial scaffolds in the hippocampus. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08392-y
Abstract
“Hippocampal circuits in the brain enable two distinct cognitive functions: the construction of spatial maps for …
Wen, J.H., Sorscher, B., Aery Jones, E.A. et al. One-shot entorhinal maps enable flexible navigation in novel environments. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08034-3
Abstract
“Animals must navigate changing environments to find food, shelter or mates. In mammals, grid cells in …
Chen, Shijie, Ning Cheng, Xiaojing Chen, and Cheng Wang. “Integration and competition between space and time in the hippocampus.” Neuron (2024).
Summary
“Episodic memory is organized in both spatial and temporal contexts. The hippocampus is crucial for episodic …
Williamson, M.R., Kwon, W., Woo, J. et al. Learning-associated astrocyte ensembles regulate memory recall. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08170-w
Abstract
“The physical manifestations of memory formation and recall are fundamental questions that remain unresolved1. At the cellular level, ensembles …
Aya Goldshtein, Xing Chen, Eran Amichai, Arjan Boonman, Lee Harten, Omer Yinon,Yotam Orchan, Ran Nathan, Sivan Toledo, Iain D. Couzin, Yossi Yovel. Acoustic cognitive map–based navigation in echolocating bats.Science 386,561-567(2024).DOI:10.1126/science.adn6269
Editor’s summary
“Insectivorous bats are well known to use …
Dominique Siegenthaler, Henry Denny, Sofía Skromne Carrasco, Johanna Luise Mayer, Adrien Peyrache, Stuart Trenholm, Émilie Macé. Visual objects refine head direction coding. bioRxiv 2024.10.21.619417; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.21.619417
Abstract
“Animals use visual objects to guide navigation-related behaviors, from hunting prey, …
Li, Yiding, John J. Briguglio, Sandro Romani, Jeffrey C. Magee, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki, Adrienne Amuri-Aziza, Nicolas Fernandez-Nuñez et al. “Mechanisms of memory-supporting neuronal dynamics in hippocampal area CA3.” Cell 187 (2024): 2030-2051.
Summary
“Hippocampal CA3 is central to …
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