Grieves, R.M., Jedidi-Ayoub, S., Mishchanchuk, K. et al. Irregular distribution of grid cell firing fields in rats exploring a 3D volumetric space. Nat Neurosci (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-021-00907-4
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“We investigated how entorhinal grid cells encode volumetric space. On a …
Lukas Kunz, Armin Brandt, Peter C. Reinacher, Bernhard P. Staresina, Eric T. Reifenstein, Christoph T. Weidemann, Nora A. Herweg, Ansh Patel, Melina Tsitsiklis, Richard Kempter, Michael J. Kahana, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, Joshua Jacobs. A neural code for egocentric spatial maps in …
Nicholas M. Dotson and Michael M. Yartsev. Nonlocal spatiotemporal representation in the hippocampus of freely flying bats. SCIENCE 09 JUL 2021 : 242-247
“The neural code for 3D map–based navigation in area CA1 of bats forms a continuum through …
Sosa, M., Giocomo, L.M. Navigating for reward. Nat Rev Neurosci (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-021-00479-z
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“An organism’s survival can depend on its ability to recall and navigate to spatial locations associated with rewards, such as food or a home. …
Sevan K. Harootonian, Arne D. Ekstrom, Robert C. Wilson. Combination and competition between path integration and landmark navigation in the estimation of heading direction. bioRxiv 2021.06.30.450548; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.30.450548
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“Successful navigation requires the ability to compute one’s location …
Jake Ormond, John O’Keefe. Hippocampal place cells use vector computations to navigate. bioRxiv 2021.06.23.449621; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.23.449621
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“One function of the Hippocampal Cognitive Map is to provide information about salient locations in familiar environments such as those containing reward …
Xu, J., Jarocha, L.E., Zollitsch, T. et al. Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird. Nature 594, 535–540 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03618-9
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“Night-migratory songbirds are remarkably proficient navigators1. Flying alone and often over great distances, they …
Eliav T, Maimon SR, Aljadeff J, Tsodyks M, Ginosar G, Las L & Ulanovsky N, Multiscale representation of very large environments in the hippocampus of flying bats, Science 372, eabg4020 (2021). PDF | News&Views: Wood & Dudchenko
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“Hippocampal …
Ledergerber, Debora, Claudia Battistin, Jan Sigurd Blackstad, Richard J. Gardner, Menno P. Witter, May-Britt Moser, Yasser Roudi, and Edvard I. Moser. “Task-dependent mixed selectivity in the subiculum.” Cell Report, Volume 35, Issue 8, 25 May 2021, 109175.
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Eran Amichai, Yossi Yovel. Echolocating bats rely on an innate speed-of-sound reference. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences May 2021, 118 (19) e2024352118; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2024352118
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“Animals must encode fundamental physical relationships in their brains. A heron plunging …
Rolls, Edmund T. “Neurons including hippocampal spatial view cells, and navigation in primates including humans.” Hippocampus (2021).
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“A new theory is proposed of mechanisms of navigation in primates including humans in which spatial view cells found in …
Philip Shamash, Sarah F. Olesen, Panagiota Iordanidou, Dario Campagner, Nabhojit Banerjee, Tiago Branco. Mice learn multi-step routes by memorizing subgoal locations. bioRxiv 2020.08.19.256867; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.19.256867
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“The behavioral strategies that mammals use to learn multi-step routes in natural …
Eva Zita Patai, Hugo J. Spiers. The Versatile Wayfinder: Prefrontal Contributions to Spatial Navigation. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.02.010.
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“Navigation is a behavior fundamental to all mobile animals, and incorporates various cognitive functions, including memory, planning, decision-making, …
Richard J. Gardner, Erik Hermansen, Marius Pachitariu, Yoram Burak, Nils A. Baas, Benjamin A. Dunn, May-Britt Moser, Edvard I. Moser. Toroidal topology of population activity in grid cells. bioRxiv 2021.02.25.432776; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.25.432776
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“The medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) is …
Davide Spalla, Alessandro Treves, Charlotte N. Boccara. Angular and Linear Speed Cells in the Parahippocampal Circuits. bioRxiv 2021.01.28.428631; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.28.428631
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“An essential role of the hippocampal region is to integrate information to compute and update representations. …
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