Category: Spatial Cognition

How sleep microstructure organizes memory replay?

Hongyu Chang, Wenbo Tang, Annabella M. Wulf, Thokozile Nyasulu, Madison E. Wolf, Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz & Azahara Oliva. Sleep microstructure organizes memory replay. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08340-w

Abstract
“Recently acquired memories are reactivated in the hippocampus during sleep, an initial step …

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How to understand the neural basis of natural intelligence?

Angelo Forli, Michael M. Yartsev. Understanding the neural basis of natural intelligence. Cell, 2024, Volume 187, Issue 21, 5833 – 5837

Abstract
Understanding the neural basis of natural intelligence necessitates a paradigm shift: from strict reductionism toward …

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How the representations of space and time interact in the hippocampal memory system?

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

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How zebrafish place cells integrate multiple sources of information and flexibly remap to form distinct spatial maps?

Yang, C., Mammen, L., Kim, B. et al. A population code for spatial representation in the zebrafish telencephalon. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2

Abstract
“Spatial learning in teleost fish requires an intact telencephalon1, a brain region that contains putative analogues to …

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How the human brain to maintain a sense of direction during naturalistic, dynamic navigation?

Zhengang Lu, Joshua B. Julian, Geoffrey K. Aguirre, Russell A. Epstein. Neural compass in the human brain during naturalistic virtual navigation. bioRxiv 2024.04.18.590112; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.18.590112

SUMMARY
“Humans and animals maintain a consistent representation of their facing direction during spatial …

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How visual information becomes encoded by the brain’s navigation systems?

Dubanet, O. and Higley, M.J., 2024. Retrosplenial inputs drive visual representations in the medial entorhinal cortex. Cell Reports, 43(7).

Summary
The importance of visual cues for navigation and goal-directed behavior is well established, although the neural mechanisms supporting

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How neural population dynamics flexibly adapt during different behavioural states to govern the speed and stability of sensory encoding?

Horrocks, E.A.B., Rodrigues, F.R. & Saleem, A.B. Flexible neural population dynamics govern the speed and stability of sensory encoding in mouse visual cortex. Nat Commun 15, 6415 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50563-y

Abstract
“Time courses of neural responses underlie real-time sensory processing …

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How hippocampal-entorhinal cognitive maps and cortical motor system represent action plans and their outcomes?

Irina Barnaveli, Simone Viganò, Daniel Reznik, Patrick Haggard, Christian F. Doeller. Hippocampal-entorhinal cognitive maps and cortical motor system represent action plans and their outcomes. bioRxiv 2024.07.04.602119; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.04.602119

Efficiently interacting with the environment requires weighing and selecting among

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How retrosplenial inputs drive visual representations in the medial entorhinal cortex?

Dubanet, Olivier, and Michael J. Higley. “Retrosplenial inputs drive visual representations in the medial entorhinal cortex.” Cell Reports 43.7 (2024).

Summary
“The importance of visual cues for navigation and goal-directed behavior is well established, although the neural mechanisms

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How the primate entorhinal cortex support mental navigation?

Neupane, S., Fiete, I. & Jazayeri, M. Mental navigation in the primate entorhinal cortex. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07557-z

Abstract
A cognitive map is a suitably structured representation that enables novel computations using previous experience; for example, planning a …

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What’s the mechanism of spatial periodic computation of hippocampus-entorhinal circuit in navigation?

Bo Zhang, Jia Liu. The spatial periodic computation of hippocampus-entorhinal circuit in navigation. bioRxiv 2022.01.29.478346; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.29.478346

Summary
“To achieve the computational goal of navigating in both physical and mental spaces, human brain employs a cognitive map constructed by …

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How the hippocampus represents different spaces?

Fenton, A.A. Remapping revisited: how the hippocampus represents different spaces. Nat. Rev. Neurosci. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-024-00817-x

Abstract
The representation of distinct spaces by hippocampal place cells has been linked to changes in their place fields (the locations in the …

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How the cortical circuits integrate vestibular and visual cues for navigation, visual processing, and perception?

Sepiedeh Keshavarzi, Mateo Velez-Fort, and Troy W. Margrie. Cortical Integration of Vestibular and Visual Cues for Navigation, Visual Processing, and Perception. Annual Review of Neuroscience, Vol. 46:301-320, July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-120722-100503

Abstract
“Despite increasing evidence of its involvement in several …

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How environment geometry influence on subiculum boundary vector cells?

Laurenz Muessig, Fabio Ribeiro Rodrigues, Tale Bjerknes, Ben Towse, Caswell Barry, Neil Burgess, Edvard I. Moser, May-Britt Moser, Francesca Cacucci, Thomas J. Wills. The influence of environment geometry on subiculum boundary vector cells in adulthood and early development. bioRxiv …

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What are the brain mechanisms underlying spatial navigation in birds?

Agarwal A, Sarel A, Derdikman D, Ulanovsky N, Gutfreund Y. Spatial coding in the hippocampus and hyperpallium of flying owls. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023 Jan 31;120(5):e2212418120.

Significance
Birds travel long distances and navigate in

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