Xiaoli Chen, Paula Vieweg, Thomas Wolbers.Computing distance information from landmarks and self-motion cues – Differential contributions of anterior-lateral vs. posterior-medial entorhinal cortex in humans. NeuroImage, Volume 202,2019, 116074, ISSN 1053-8119, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116074.
Abstract
“Landmarks and path integration cues are …
Alexander Jones, Andrew Rush, Cory Merkel, Eric Herrmann, Ajey P. Jacob, Clare Thiem, Rashmi Jha. A neuromorphic SLAM architecture using gated-memristive synapses. Neurocomputing, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.09.098.
Abstract
“Navigation in GPS-denied environments is a critical challenge for autonomous mobile platforms …
Cheng Wang, Xiaojing Chen, James J Knierim. Egocentric and allocentric representations of space in the rodent brain, Current Opinion in Neurobiology, Volume 60, 2020, Pages 12-20,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2019.11.005.
Abstract:
“Spatial signals are prevalent within the hippocampus and its neighboring regions. It …
Yvette E. Fisher, Jenny Lu, Isabel D’Alessandro & Rachel I. Wilson . Sensorimotor experience remaps visual input to a heading-direction network. Nature (2019) doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1772-4
Abstract
“In the Drosophila brain, ‘compass’ neurons track the orientation of the body and head …
Kim, S.S., Hermundstad, A.M., Romani, S. et al. Generation of stable heading representations in diverse visual scenes. Nature (2019) doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1767-1
Abstract
“Many animals rely on an internal heading representation when navigating in varied environments1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. How this representation …
Savelli, Francesco, and James J. Knierim. “Origin and role of path integration in the cognitive representations of the hippocampus: computational insights into open questions.” Journal of Experimental Biology 222, no. Suppl 1 (2019): jeb188912.
ABSTRACT
Path integration is …
Samuel J Levy, Nathaniel R Kinsky, William Mau, David W Sullivan, Michael E Hasselmo. Hippocampal spatial memory representations in mice are heterogeneously stable. bioRxiv 843037; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/843037
Abstract
“The population of hippocampal neurons actively coding space continually changes …
Bellmund, J.L.S., de Cothi, W., Ruiter, T.A. et al. Deforming the metric of cognitive maps distorts memory. Nat Hum Behav (2019) doi:10.1038/s41562-019-0767-3
Abstract
Environmental boundaries anchor cognitive maps that support memory. However, trapezoidal boundary geometry distorts the regular firing …
Rolls, ET. Spatial coordinate transforms linking the allocentric hippocampal and egocentric parietal primate brain systems for memory, action in space, and navigation. Hippocampus. 2019; 1– 22. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23171
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“A theory and model of spatial coordinate transforms in the dorsal …
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga. Plugging in to Human Memory: Advantages, Challenges, and Insights from Human Single-Neuron Recordings.Cell. Volume 179, Issue 5, 14 November 2019, Pages 1015-1032. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.016
We describe single-neuron recordings in the human hippocampal formation, performed in epileptic …
Babak Shahbaba, Lingge LI, Forest Agostinelli, Mansi Saraf, Gabriel A Elias, Pierre F Baldi, Norbert J Fortin.
Hippocampal ensembles represent sequential relationships among discrete nonspatial events.
bioRxiv 840199; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/840199
Abstract
“The hippocampus is critical to the temporal …
Eelke Spaak, Floris P. de Lange. Hippocampal and prefrontal theta-band mechanisms underpin implicit spatial context learning. Journal of Neuroscience 7 November 2019, 1660-19; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1660-19.2019
Abstract
“Humans can rapidly and seemingly implicitly learn to predict typical locations of …
Hamburger, K. and Knauff, M. (2019), Odors Can Serve as Landmarks in Human Wayfinding. Cogn Sci, 43: e12798. doi:10.1111/cogs.12798
Abstract
“Scientists have shown that many non‐human animals such as ants, dogs, or rats are very good at using …
Qasim, S.E., Miller, J., Inman, C.S. et al. Memory retrieval modulates spatial tuning of single neurons in the human entorhinal cortex. Nat Neurosci (2019) doi:10.1038/s41593-019-0523-z
Abstract
“The medial temporal lobe is critical for both spatial navigation and memory.…
Ethan A. Solomon, Bradley C. Lega, Michael R. Sperling, Michael J. Kahana. Hippocampal theta codes for distances in semantic and temporal spaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nov 2019, 201906729; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906729116
Significance
“The medial temporal …
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