Category: Neural Basis of Navigation

How to build a dynamic attractor network model of memory formation, reinforcement and forgetting?

Marta Boscaglia, Chiara Gastaldi, Wulfram Gerstner, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga. A dynamic attractor network model of memory formation, reinforcement and forgetting. bioRxiv 2023.12.01.569560; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.01.569560

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“Empirical evidence shows that memories that are frequently revisited are easy to recall, …

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How hippocampal assembly co-activity and temporally-compressed sequences are complementary codes that support associative and predictive aspects of memory?

Can Liu, Ralitsa Todorova, Wenbo Tang, Azahara Oliva, Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz. Associative and predictive hippocampal codes support memory-guided behaviors.Science 382,eadi8237(2023).DOI:10.1126/science.adi8237

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“Episodic memory involves learning and recalling associations between items and their spatiotemporal context. Those memories can be further used …

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How navigational systems in the human brain dynamically code for past, present, and future trajectories?

You Cheng, Sam Ling, Chantal E. Stern, Elizabeth R. Chrastil. Navigational systems in the human brain dynamically code for past, present, and future trajectories. bioRxiv 2023.08.22.554387; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.22.554387

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Navigational trajectory planning requires the interaction of systems that

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How the hippocampus represents the temporal distance to different goals?

Alison Montagrin, Denise E. Croote, Maria Giulia Preti, Liron Lerman, Mark G. Baxter, Daniela Schiller. Hippocampal timestamp for goals
bioRxiv 2023.07.27.550892; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.27.550892

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Our brain must manage multiple goals that differ in their temporal proximity. Some …

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How Do Neural Networks Work for Navigation: From Connections to Computations?

Rachel I. Wilson. Neural Networks for Navigation: From Connections to Computations. Annual Review of Neuroscience Vol. 46:403-423 (Volume publication date July 2023) https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-110920-032645

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Many animals can navigate toward a goal they cannot see based on an internal

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How the Brain Learn the Vector Coding of Egocentric Boundary Cells from Visual Data?

Yanbo Lian, Simon Williams, Andrew S. Alexander, Michael E. Hasselmo, Anthony N. Burkitt. Learning the Vector Coding of Egocentric Boundary Cells from Visual Data. Journal of Neuroscience 12 July 2023, 43 (28) 5180-5190; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1071-22.2023

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The use

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How Flies See Motion?

Alexander Borst and Lukas N. Groschner. How Flies See Motion. Annual Review of Neuroscience, Vol. 46:17-37, 2023.

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How neurons detect the direction of motion is a prime example of neural computation: Motion vision is found in the …

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