Category: Neural Basis of Navigation

How navigation and memory processes interact in humans?

Thomas Schreiner, Benjamin J. Griffiths, Merve Kutlu, Christian Vollmar, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Stefanie Quach, Jan Remi, Soheyl Noachtar, Tobias Staudigl. Memory reactivation of real-world spatial orientation revealed by human electrophysiology. bioRxiv 2023.01.27.525854; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.27.525854

Abstract
Spatial navigation and memory

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How retrosplenial cortex computes heading direction from landmark information?

Eleonora Lomi, Kate Jeffery, Anna Mitchell. Convergence of direction, location and theta in the rat anteroventral thalamic nucleus. bioRxiv 2023.01.11.523585; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.11.523585

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Retrosplenial cortex (RSC) is a cortical region that computes heading direction from landmark information, but

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How the hippocampus incorporates new contextual information into a previously formed and stabilized spatial representation?

Jake Ormond, Simon A. Serka, Joshua P. Johansen. Enhanced reactivation of remapping place cells during aversive learning. Journal of Neuroscience 3 January 2023, JN-RM-1450-22; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1450-22.2022

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Study of the hippocampal place cell system has greatly enhanced our

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Whether hippocampal time cells represent context-dependent experience or time per se?

David B. Omer, Liora Las & Nachum Ulanovsky. Contextual and pure time coding for self and other in the hippocampus. Nat Neurosci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01226-y

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“Navigation and episodic memory depend critically on representing temporal sequences. Hippocampal ‘time cells’ form

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How hippocampal neural circuits achieve efficient spatial representations using dynamic hyperbolic geometry?

Huanqiu Zhang, P. Dylan Rich, Albert K. Lee & Tatyana O. Sharpee. Hippocampal spatial representations exhibit a hyperbolic geometry that expands with experience. Nat Neurosci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01212-4

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Daily experience suggests that we perceive distances near us linearly.

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What’s the neural coding of 3D spatial location, orientation, and action selection in echolocating bats?

Salles, Angeles, Melville J. Wohlgemuth, and Cynthia F. Moss. “Neural coding of 3D spatial location, orientation, and action selection in echolocating bats.” Trends in Neurosciences (2022).

Abstract
“Echolocating bats are among the only mammals capable of powered flight, …

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What’s the role of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex in creating cognitive maps?

Kauê Machado Costa, Robert Scholz, Kevin Lloyd, Perla Moreno-Castilla, Matthew P. H. Gardner, Peter Dayan & Geoffrey Schoenbaum. The role of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex in creating cognitive maps. Nat Neurosci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01216-0

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We use mental models

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How the escape circuit incorporates spatial information to execute rapid flights along the most efficient route to shelter?

Dario Campagner, Ruben Vale, Yu Lin Tan, Panagiota Iordanidou, Oriol Pavón Arocas, Federico Claudi, A. Vanessa Stempel, Sepiedeh Keshavarzi, Rasmus S. Petersen, Troy W. Margrie & Tiago Branco. A cortico-collicular circuit for orienting to shelter during escapeNature (2022). …

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How neurons encode variables during goal-directed navigation in environments that dynamically change?

Alexander Gonzalez, Lisa M Giocomo. Parahippocampal neurons encode task-relevant information for goal-directed navigation. bioRxiv 2022.12.15.520660; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.15.520660

Abstract
“A behavioral strategy crucial to survival is directed navigation to a goal, such as a food or home location. One potential

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How does the cortex retrieve episodic memories from the hippocampus during memory consolidation?

HaoRan Chang, Ingrid M. Esteves, Adam R. Neumann, Majid H. Mohajerani, Bruce L. McNaughton. Cortical Reactivation of Non-Spatial and Spatial Memory Representations Coordinate with Hippocampus to Form a Memory Dialogue. bioRxiv 2022.12.16.520658; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.16.520658

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“Episodic memory depends on …

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How dopamine promotes head direction plasticity during orienting movements?

Yvette E. Fisher, Michael Marquis, Isabel D’Alessandro& Rachel I. Wilson. Dopamine promotes head direction plasticity during orienting movements. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05485-4

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In neural networks that store information in their connection weights, there is a tradeoff between sensitivity

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How direct cortical inputs to hippocampal area CA1 transmit complementary signals for goal-directed navigation?

John C Bowler, Attila Losonczy. Direct Cortical Inputs to Hippocampal Area CA1 Transmit Complementary Signals for Goal-directed Navigation. bioRxiv 2022.11.10.516009; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.10.516009

Summary
“The entorhinal cortex (EC) is central to the brain’s navigation system. Its subregions are conventionally thought …

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How does the brain transform a head direction signal into a goal-oriented steering command?

Elena A. Westeinde, Emily Kellogg, Paul M. Dawson, Jenny Lu, Lydia Hamburg, Benjamin Midler, Shaul Druckmann, Rachel I. Wilson. Transforming a head direction signal into a goal-oriented steering command. bioRxiv 2022.11.10.516039; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.10.516039

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To navigate, we must

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How entorhinal cortex directs learning-related changes in CA1 representations?

Christine Grienberger, Jeffrey C. Magee. Entorhinal cortex directs learning-related changes in CA1 representations. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05378-6

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Learning-related changes in brain activity are thought to underlie adaptive behaviours1,2. For instance, the learning of a reward site by …

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How does the monarch butterfly brain encode goal direction?

M. Jerome Beetz, Christian Kraus, Basil el Jundi. Neural representation of goal direction in the monarch butterfly brain. bioRxiv 2022.10.15.512348; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.15.512348

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Neural processing of a navigational goal requires the continuous comparison between the current heading and

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