How do hippocampal individual neurons combine multiple features of the navigation experience, encoding a mixed representation of position, head direction, and speed?
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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Whether the encoding of the speed of sound in the brain is innate or learned for echolocating bats?
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
Abstract
“Animals must encode fundamental physical relationships in their brains. A heron plunging …
How can navigation be performed in primates and humans using spatial view cells?
Rolls, Edmund T. “Neurons including hippocampal spatial view cells, and navigation in primates including humans.” Hippocampus (2021).
Abstract
“A new theory is proposed of mechanisms of navigation in primates including humans in which spatial view cells found in …
How does mice learn multi-step routes by memorizing subgoal locations?
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
Abstract
“The behavioral strategies that mammals use to learn multi-step routes in natural …
How different prefrontal regions may contribute to different stages of navigation?
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.
Highlights
“Navigation is a behavior fundamental to all mobile animals, and incorporates various cognitive functions, including memory, planning, decision-making, …
Whether grid cell networks show continuous attractor dynamics and how they interface with inputs from the environment?
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
Abstract
“The medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) is …
How does the brain encode angular and linear velocity?
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
Abstract
“An essential role of the hippocampal region is to integrate information to compute and update representations. …
Whether and how the 3D position and velocity of the head and eyes are represented in the rodent MEC neural circuitry supporting navigation?
Caitlin S. Mallory, Kiah Hardcastle, Malcolm G. Campbell, Alexander Attinger, Isabel I. C. Low, Jennifer L. Raymond & Lisa M. Giocomo. Mouse entorhinal cortex encodes a diverse repertoire of self-motion signals. Nat Commun 12, 671 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20936-8
Abstract
“Neural …
How does the retrosplenial cortex combine internal and external cues to encode head velocity during navigation?
Sepiedeh Keshavarzi, Edward F. Bracey, Richard A. Faville, Dario Campagner, Adam L. Tyson, Stephen C. Lenzi, Tiago Branco, Troy W. Margrie. The retrosplenial cortex combines internal and external cues to encode head velocity during navigation. bioRxiv 2021.01.22.427789; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.22.427789…
How does the brain represent the location of oneself and others in shared environments?
Stangl, M., Topalovic, U., Inman, C.S. et al. Boundary-anchored neural mechanisms of location-encoding for self and others. Nature (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03073-y
Abstract
“Everyday tasks in social settings require humans to encode neural representations of not only their own spatial …
How does the brain update memory representation?
William Mau, Michael E Hasselmo, Denise J Cai. The brain in motion: How ensemble fluidity drives memory-updating and flexibility.
eLife 2020;9:e63550 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.63550
Abstract
“While memories are often thought of as flashbacks to a previous experience, they do not …
How do time cells in the human hippocampus and entorhinal cortex support episodic memory?
Gray Umbach, Pranish Kantak, Joshua Jacobs, Michael Kahana, Brad E. Pfeiffer, Michael Sperling, Bradley Lega. Time cells in the human hippocampus and entorhinal cortex support episodic memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nov 2020, 117 (45) 28463-28474; …
How do hippocampal replay patterns dynamically change during the spatial learning process
Hideyoshi Igata, Yuji Ikegaya, Takuya Sasaki. Prioritized experience replays on a hippocampal predictive map for learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jan 2021, 118 (1) e2011266118; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2011266118
Significance
“The hippocampus is crucial for spatial learning …
How to implement sensory processing, learning, and motor control using a biologically spiking neural network model of the flying insect mushroom body?
Hannes Rapp, Martin Paul Nawrot. A spiking neural program for sensorimotor control during foraging in flying insects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nov 2020, 117 (45) 28412-28421; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2009821117
Significance
“Living organisms demonstrate remarkable abilities in …
How does the brain integrate self-motion and goals adaptively?
Andrew S. Alexander, Janet C. Tung, G. William Chapman, Laura E. Shelley, Michael E. Hasselmo, Douglas A. Nitz. Adaptive integration of self-motion and goals in posterior parietal cortex. bioRxiv 2020.12.19.423589; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.19.423589
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“Animals engage in a variety …
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