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“Flexible learning relies on integrating …
Li He, Xiongfei Wang, Jinbo Zhang, Zhibing Xiao, Xiangyu Hu, Philipp Schwartenbeck, Jacob Bakermans, Tim Behrens & Yunzhe Liu. Human hippocampal ripples coordinate planning sequences and compositional representations in neocortex. Nat Neurosci (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-026-02291-3
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“The human …
Marcelo G. Mattar, Nathaniel D. Daw. Planning in the Brain: It’s Not What You Think It Is. Annual Review Neuroscience, 2026, 49. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-102124-015847
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“The neuroscience of planning has long been analogized to search algorithms in artificial intelligence (AI), …
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“Neurons can collectively represent the current sensory experience during exploration …
Yanjun Sun, Daniel T. Pederick, Xiangmin Xu, Liqun Luo, Lisa M. Giocomo. Topographic CA1 input shapes subicular spatial coding. bioRxiv 2026.03.24.714092; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.24.714092
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“Topographic organization characterizes hippocampal circuits, yet its functional significance remains unclear. By selectively …
Harris, B., Gong, P. Nested spatiotemporal theta–gamma waves organize hierarchical processing across the mouse visual cortex. Nat Commun 17, 2629 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68893-4
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“The brain processes visual information across diverse spatial and temporal scales, but the dynamics that …
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Michael Milford and Tobias Fischer. Going Places: Place Recognition in Artificial and Natural Systems. Annu. Rev. Control Robot. Auton. Syst. 2026. 9:7.1-7.27:1–28. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-control-032724-014418
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“Place recognition—the ability to identify previously visited locations—is critical for both biological navigation and …
O’Keefe J. How the Hippocampal Cognitive Map Supports Flexible Navigation. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 2025 Apr 8;48.
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“During navigation to a goal, a portion of the hippocampal place cells exhibit directional preferences, firing more in some directions than …
Climer, J.R., Davoudi, H., Oh, J.Y. et al. Hippocampal representations drift in stable multisensory environments. Nature 645, 457–465 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09245-y
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“Experiments that track hippocampal place cells in mice navigating the same real environment have found significant changes in …
Manuel Valero, Pablo Abad-Perez, Andrea Gallardo, Marta Picco, Raquel García-Hernandez, Jorge Brotons, Anel Martínez-Félix, Robert Machold, Bernardo Rudy, György Buzsáki. Cooperative actions of interneuron families support the hippocampal spatial code. Science 389,eadv5638(2025). DOI:10.1126/science.adv5638
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“Identifying the computational roles …
Siddharth Jayakumar, Nicola Rigolli, Mackenzie W Mathis, Massimo Vergassola, Alexander Mathis, Venkatesh N Murthy. Mice navigate scent trails using predictive policies. bioRxiv 2025.08.27.672631; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.27.672631
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“Animals actively sense their environment to extract features of interest to guide …
Angelo Forli, Wudi Fan, Kevin K. Qi & Michael M. Yartsev. Replay and representation dynamics in the hippocampus of freely flying bats. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09341-z
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“Cognitive functions for navigation and memory rely on emergent properties of …
Hannah L. Payne & Dmitriy Aronov. Remote activation of place codes by gaze in a highly visual animal. Nature (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09101-z
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“Vision enables many animals to perform spatial reasoning from remote locations1. By viewing distant landmarks, …
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