Nicolai Waniek. Transition Scale-Spaces: A Computational Theory for the Discretized Entorhinal Cortex. Neural Computation 2020 32:2, 330-394
Abstract
“Although hippocampal grid cells are thought to be crucial for spatial navigation, their computational purpose remains disputed. Recently, they were proposed …
James L. McClelland, Bruce L. McNaughton, Andrew K. Lampinen. Integration of New Information in Memory: New Insights from a Complementary Learning Systems Perspective. bioRxiv 2020.01.17.909804; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.17.909804
Abstract
“According to complementary learning systems theory, integrating new memories into the …
Grigori Guitchounts, Javier Alejandro Masis, Steffen B.E. Wolff, David Cox. Encoding of 3D Head Orienting Movements in Primary Visual Cortex. bioRxiv 2020.01.16.909473; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.16.909473
Abstract
“Animals actively sample from the sensory world by generating complex patterns of movement …
Munn, Robert GK, Caitlin S. Mallory, Kiah Hardcastle, Dane M. Chetkovich, and Lisa M. Giocomo. Entorhinal velocity signals reflect environmental geometry. Nat Neurosci (2020) doi:10.1038/s41593-019-0562-5
Abstract
“The entorhinal cortex contains neurons that represent self-location, including grid cells that fire …
Zhu H, Liu H, Ataei A, Munk Y, Daniel T, Paschalidis IC (2020) Learning from animals: How to Navigate Complex Terrains. PLoS Comput Biol 16(1): e1007452. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007452
Abstract
“We develop a method to learn a bio-inspired motion control …
Rüdiger Wehner. Desert Navigator: The Journey of an Ant [M]. Harvard University Press, 2020.
About the Book
“A world-renowned researcher of animal behavior reveals the extraordinary orienteering skills of desert ants, offering a thrilling account of the sophisticated ways insects …
Peyrache, Adrien, Adrian J. Duszkiewicz, Guillaume Viejo, and Sandybel Angeles-Duran. “Thalamocortical processing of the head-direction sense.” Progress in neurobiology (2019): 101693.
Abstract
“Our thoughts and sensations are examples of cognitive processes that emerge from the collective activity of …
Ralph Simon, Stefan Rupitsch, Markus Baumann, Huan Wu, Herbert Peremans, Jan Steckel. Bioinspired sonar reflectors as guiding beacons for autonomous navigation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jan 2020, 201909890; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909890117
Significance
“Artificial landmarks are widely used …
Yoo, S.B.M., Tu, J.C., Piantadosi, S.T. et al. The neural basis of predictive pursuit. Nat Neurosci (2020) doi:10.1038/s41593-019-0561-6
Abstract
“It remains unclear whether and, if so, how nonhuman animals make on-the-fly predictions during pursuit. Here we used …
Sheena A. Josselyn, Susumu Tonegawa. Memory engrams: Recalling the past and imagining the future. Science, 03 Jan 2020:Vol. 367, Issue 6473, eaaw4325. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw4325
“The ability to form memory is an essential trait that allows learning and the accumulation …
Tsitsiklis, Melina, Jonathan Miller, Salman E. Qasim, Cory S. Inman, Robert E. Gross, Jon R. Willie, Elliot H. Smith et al. “Single-neuron representations of spatial memory targets in humans.” BioRxiv (2019): 523753.
Highlights
• Epilepsy patients performed a …
Harootonian, Sevan, Robert C. Wilson, Lukáš Hejtmánek, Elijah Ziskin, and Arne Ekstrom. “Path integration in large-scale space and with novel geometries: Comparing Vector Addition and Encoding-Error Models.” bioRxiv (2019): 809012.
Abstract
“Path integration is thought to rely …
Zajac, Lauren, Heather Burte, Holly A. Taylor, and Ronald Killiany. “Self‐reported navigation ability is associated with optic flow‐sensitive regions’ functional connectivity patterns during visual path integration.” Brain and behavior 9, no. 4 (2019): e01236.
Abstract
Introduction
“Spatial navigation …
Currier, Timothy A., and Katherine I. Nagel. “Multisensory control of navigation in the fruit fly.” Current Opinion in Neurobiology 64 (2020): 10-16.
“Spatial navigation is influenced by cues from nearly every sensory modality and thus provides an …
Li, Tianyi, Angelo Arleo, and Denis Sheynikhovich. “A model of a panoramic visual representation in the dorsal visual pathway: the case of spatial reorientation and memory-based search.” bioRxiv (2019): 827667.
Abstract
“Primates are primarily visual animals and …
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