Category: Cognitive Navigation

How does the brain transform a head direction signal into a goal-oriented steering command?

Elena A. Westeinde, Emily Kellogg, Paul M. Dawson, Jenny Lu, Lydia Hamburg, Benjamin Midler, Shaul Druckmann, Rachel I. Wilson. Transforming a head direction signal into a goal-oriented steering command. bioRxiv 2022.11.10.516039; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.10.516039

Abstract
To navigate, we must

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When and why grid cells appear or not in trained path integrators?

Ben Sorscher, Gabriel C Mel, Aran Nayebi, Lisa Giocomo, Daniel Yamins, Surya Ganguli. When and why grid cells appear or not in trained path integrators. bioRxiv 2022.11.14.516537; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.14.516537

Abstract
“Recent work has claimed that the emergence of grid …

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How egocentric and allocentric reference frames are chosen and interact in navigation tasks, as well as how they are supported by representations in the brain?

Vijayabaskaran S, Cheng S (2022) Navigation task and action space drive the emergence of egocentric and allocentric spatial representations. PLoS Comput Biol 18(10): e1010320. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010320

Abstract
In general, strategies for spatial navigation could employ one of two spatial

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How entorhinal cortex directs learning-related changes in CA1 representations?

Christine Grienberger, Jeffrey C. Magee. Entorhinal cortex directs learning-related changes in CA1 representations. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05378-6

Abstract
Learning-related changes in brain activity are thought to underlie adaptive behaviours1,2. For instance, the learning of a reward site by …

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Whether associative memory involves precisely timed spiking of neurons in the medial temporal lobes that exhibit stimulus-specific tuning?

Lukas Kunz, Bernhard P Staresina, Peter C Reinacher, Armin Brandt, Tim A Guth, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, Joshua Jacobs. Ripple-locked coactivity of stimulus-specific neurons supports human associative memory. bioRxiv 2022.10.17.512635; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.17.512635

Abstract
Associative memory is the ability to encode

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How to integrate new memories into the hippocampal network activity space?

Gava, G.P., McHugh, S.B., Lefèvre, L. et al. Integrating new memories into the hippocampal network activity space. Nat Neurosci 24, 326–330 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-021-00804-w

Abstract
“By investigating the topology of neuronal co-activity, we found that mnemonic information spans multiple operational …

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How does the monarch butterfly brain encode goal direction?

M. Jerome Beetz, Christian Kraus, Basil el Jundi. Neural representation of goal direction in the monarch butterfly brain. bioRxiv 2022.10.15.512348; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.15.512348

Abstract
Neural processing of a navigational goal requires the continuous comparison between the current heading and

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How entorhinal grid-like codes and time-locked network dynamics track others navigating through space?

Isabella C Wagner, Luise Graichen, Boryana Todorova, Andre Luettig, David Omer, Matthias Stangl, Claus Lamm. Entorhinal grid-like codes and time-locked network dynamics track others navigating through space. bioRxiv 2022.10.08.511403; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.08.511403

Abstract
“Navigating through crowded, dynamically changing social environments …

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How the human brain mediates second-scale time perception?

Yu, Q., Bi, Z., Jiang, S., Yan, B., Chen, H., Wang, Y., Miao, Y., Li, K., Wei, Z., Xie, Y. and Tan, X., 2022. Visual cortex encodes timing information in humans and mice. Neuron.DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2022.09.008

Summary
Despite the importance

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Whether the compression of time cells obeys the Weber-Fechner Law?

Rui Cao, John H. Bladon, Stephen J. Charczynski, Michael E. Hasselmo, Marc W. Howard. Internally Generated Time in the Rodent Hippocampus is Logarithmically Compressed. bioRxiv 2021.10.25.465750; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.25.465750

Abstract
“The Weber-Fechner law proposes that our perceived sensory input increases …

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How hippocampal neurons with object-anchored firing fields contribute to homing based on path integration in navigation?

Maryam Najafian Jazi, Adrian Tymorek, Ting Yung Yen, Felix Jose Kavarayil, Moritz Stingl, Sherman Richard Chau, Benay Baskurt, Celia Garcia Vilela, Kevin Allen. Hippocampal firing fields anchored to a moving object predict homing direction during path-integration-based behavior. bioRxiv 2022.09.30.510268; doi: …

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How the brain generalize prior knowledge to solve novel problems by abstracting common structure and mapping it onto new sensorimotor specifics?

Samborska, V., Butler, J.L., Walton, M.E. et al. Complementary task representations in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex for generalizing the structure of problems. Nat Neurosci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01149-8

Abstract
Humans and other animals effortlessly generalize prior knowledge to solve novel

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How the frequency and duration of odor encounters shape the navigational decisions of freely walking Drosophila?

Aarti Sehdev, Viraaj Jayaram, Nirag Kadakia, Ethan Brown, Thierry Emonet. Novelty detection and multiple timescale integration drive Drosophila orientation dynamics in temporally diverse olfactory environments. bioRxiv 2022.09.28.509840; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.28.509840

Abstract
“To survive, insects must effectively navigate odors plumes to …

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How to build a cognitive map?

Whittington, J.C.R., McCaffary, D., Bakermans, J.J.W. et al. How to build a cognitive map. Nat Neurosci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01153-y

Abstract
“Learning and interpreting the structure of the environment is an innate feature of biological systems, and is integral to guiding …

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How hippocampal cellular diversity relates to the different hippocampal network computations that support memory-guided behavior?

Ryan E Harvey, Heath L Robinson, Can Liu, Azahara Oliva, Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz. Hippocampo-cortical circuits for selective memory encoding, routing, and replay. bioRxiv 2022.09.25.509420; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.25.509420

Abstract
“Traditionally considered a homogeneous cell type, hippocampal pyramidal cells have been recently shown

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