How is the sense of space properly updated when travelling and heading angles differ?
Cheng Lyu, L. F. Abbott & Gaby Maimon. Building an allocentric travelling direction signal via vector computation. Nature (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04067-0
Abstract
“Many behavioural tasks require the manipulation of mathematical vectors, but, outside of computational models1,2,3,4,5,6,7, it is not known …
How does the brain create spatial maps in piriform cortex during olfactory navigation?
Cindy Poo, Gautam Agarwal, Niccolò Bonacchi & Zachary F. Mainen. Spatial maps in piriform cortex during olfactory navigation. Nature (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04242-3
Abstract
“Odours are a fundamental part of the sensory environment used by animals to guide behaviours such …
How does the brain map vestibular and visual contributions to angular head velocity tuning in the cortex?
Eivind Hennestad, Aree Witoelar, Anna R. Chambers, Koen Vervaeke. Mapping vestibular and visual contributions to angular head velocity tuning in the cortex. Cell Reports, Volume 37, Issue 12, 2021, 110134.
Summary
“Neurons that signal the angular velocity of …
How do sensory neurons adapt at the longer timescales over which animals traverse different environments?
Tatsuya Tsukahara, David H. Brann, Stan L. Pashkovski, Grigori Guitchounts, Thomas Bozza, Sandeep Robert Datta. A transcriptional rheostat couples past activity to future sensory responses. Cell, December 07, 2021, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.11.022
Summary
“Animals traversing different environments encounter both stable …
What’s the dynamics of the hippocampal–prefrontal interactions during spatial decision-making?
Lucas C S Tavares, Adriano B L Tort. Hippocampal-prefrontal interactions during spatial decision-making. Hippocampus. 2021 Nov 29. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23394.
Abstract
“The hippocampus has been linked to memory encoding and spatial navigation, while the prefrontal cortex is associated with …
How does the monarch butterfly modulate heading representation?
M. Jerome Beetz, Christian Kraus, Myriam Franzke, Eric J. Warrant, Christine Merlin, Basil el Jundi. Flight-induced compass representation in the monarch butterfly heading network. Current Biology, 2021, Published:November 24, 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.009
Summary
“For navigation, animals use a robust internal …
How do cognitive maps support hierarchical planning at multiple scales for large-scale navigation?
Iva K. Brunec and Ida Momennejad. Predictive Representations in Hippocampal and Prefrontal Hierarchies. Journal of Neuroscience 19 November 2021, JN-RM-1327-21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1327-21.2021
Abstract
“As we navigate the world, we use learned representations of relational structures to explore and to …
How does the brain encode the angular head velocity with multisensory integration?
Sepiedeh Keshavarzi, Edward F. Bracey, Richard A. Faville, Dario Campagner, Adam L. Tyson, Stephen C. Lenzi, Tiago Branco, Troy W. Margrie. Multisensory coding of angular head velocity in the retrosplenial cortex. Neuron, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.10.031.
Summary
“To successfully navigate …
How does the brain map future navigational goals?
Raunak Basu, Robert Gebauer, Tim Herfurth, Simon Kolb, Zahra Golipour, Tatjana Tchumatchenko & Hiroshi T. Ito. The orbitofrontal cortex maps future navigational goals. Nature (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04042-9
Abstract
“Accurate navigation to a desired goal requires consecutive estimates of spatial …
How does the hippocampus of flying owls encode 3D space?
Arpit Agarwal, Ayelet Sarel, Dori Derdikman, Nachum Ulanovsky, Yoram Gutfreund. Spatial coding in the hippocampus of flying owls. bioRxiv 2021.10.24.465553; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.24.465553
Abstract
“The elucidation of spatial coding in the hippocampus requires exploring diverse animal species. While robust place-cells …
How Animals Map 3D Spaces?
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How does the human brain encode global and local head direction?
J. P. Shine, T. Wolbers. Global and Local Head Direction Coding in the Human Brain. bioRxiv 2021.10.11.463872; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.11.463872
Abstract
“Orientation-specific head direction (HD) cells increase their firing rate to indicate one’s facing direction in the environment. Rodent studies …
How the macaque hippocampal formation represents 3D space?
Mao, Dun, Eric Avila, Baptiste Caziot, Jean Laurens, J. David Dickman, and Dora E. Angelaki. “Spatial modulation of hippocampal activity in freely moving macaques.” Neuron (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.09.032
Summary
“The hippocampal formation is linked to spatial navigation, but …
How hippocampal ensembles combine multimodal sensory cues?
Dustin Fetterhoff, Andrey Sobolev, Christian Leibold. Graded remapping of hippocampal ensembles under sensory conflicts. Cell Reports, Volume 36, Issue 11, 2021.
Summary
“Hippocampal place cells are thought to constitute a cognitive map of space derived from multimodal sensory …
How Do We Find Our Way?
Moser M (2021) How Do We Find Our Way? Grid Cells in the Brain. Front. Young Minds. 9:678725. doi: 10.3389/frym.2021.678725
ABSTRACT
“Navigation in the environment, getting from one place to another, is one of the most fundamental and …
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