Category: Neural Basis of Navigation

How rodent visual and spatial systems interact during navigation?

Saleem, A.B., Busse, L. Interactions between rodent visual and spatial systems during navigation. Nat Rev Neurosci (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-023-00716-7

Abstract
“Many behaviours that are critical for animals to survive and thrive rely on spatial navigation. Spatial navigation, in turn, relies

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How the hippocampus supports real-world navigation in humans?

Kathryn N. Graves, Ariadne Letrou, Tyler E. Gray, Imran H. Quraishi, Nicholas B. Turk-Browne. Hippocampal Codes for Real-World Human Navigation. bioRxiv 2023.06.22.545396; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.22.545396

Abstract
“As animals move through the world, the hippocampus represents their location, direction, and speed

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Are grid cells used for navigation? On local metrics, subjective spaces, and black holes

Ginosar, Gily, Johnatan Aljadeff, Liora Las, Dori Derdikman, and Nachum Ulanovsky. “Are grid cells used for navigation? On local metrics, subjective spaces, and black holes.” Neuron (2023).

Summary
“The symmetric, lattice-like spatial pattern of grid-cell activity is thought …

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How hippocampal CA1 neurons encode both world-centered spatial information and animals’ location relative to the local landmarks, with a common directional input presumably provided by the head direction cell system?

Yue-Qing Zhou, Vyash Puliyadi, Xiaojing Chen, Joonhee Leo Lee, Lan-Yuan Zhang, James J. Knierim. Conjunctive vector coding and place coding in hippocampus share a common directional signal. bioRxiv 2023.06.02.543340; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.02.543340

Abstract
Vector coding is becoming increasingly understood

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What are the mechanisms of memory storage and retrieval in hippocampal area CA3?

Yiding Li, John J. Briguglio, Sandro Romani, Jeffrey C. Magee. Mechanisms of memory storage and retrieval in hippocampal area CA3. bioRxiv 2023.05.30.542781; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.30.542781

Abstract
“Hippocampal area CA3 is thought to play a central role in memory formation and …

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Does path integration contribute to human navigation in large-scale space?

Anastasiou, C., Baumann, O. & Yamamoto, N. Does path integration contribute to human navigation in large-scale space?Psychon Bull Rev (2022). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-022-02216-8

Abstract
Path integration is a process in which navigators estimate their position and orientation relative to

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How place cells resolve spatial ambiguities?

Han Yin Cheng, Dorothy WU Overington, Kate J Jeffery. Three separable roles for context in breaking environmental symmetries for place cells. bioRxiv 2023.05.28.542182; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.28.542182

Abstract
We investigated how place cells resolve spatial ambiguities, such as identical compartments

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