Category: Visual Cue Cells

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 Flies See Motion?

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

Abstract
How neurons detect the direction of motion is a prime example of neural computation: Motion vision is found 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 hippocampal system neurons encode views for memory and navigation in different species?

Hippocampus Special Issue:Hippocampal System Neurons Encoding Views in Different Species
Issue Edited by: Edmund Rolls, Sylvia Wirth , May 2023

“The aim of this Special Issue of Hippocampus (2023) is to bring together papers that address view representations in the

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How human visual area V6 transforms spatially relevant sensory information into an egocentric representation for navigation?

Aggius-Vella E, Chebat DR, Maidenbaum S, Amedi A. Activation of human visual area V6 during egocentric navigation with and without visual experience. Current Biology. 2023 Mar 1.

Summary
V6 is a retinotopic area located in the dorsal visual

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How are spatial landmarks encoded by cue cells in MEC for error correction during path integration?

Kinkhabwala, Amina A., Yi Gu, Dmitriy Aronov, and David W. Tank. “Visual cue-related activity of cells in the medial entorhinal cortex during navigation in virtual reality.” Elife 9 (2020): e43140.

Abstract
During spatial navigation, animals use self-motion

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