How do humans navigate with stereo olfaction?
Yuli Wu, Kepu Chen, Yuting Ye, Tao Zhang, Wen Zhou. Humans navigate with stereo olfaction.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jul 2020, 117 (27) 16065-16071; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2004642117
Significance
“The human brain exploits subtle differences between the …
How does the brain store information across time while simultaneously retain the timing information necessary for anticipating events and coordinating behavior?
Christopher J. Cueva, Alex Saez, Encarni Marcos, Aldo Genovesio, Mehrdad Jazayeri, Ranulfo Romo, C. Daniel Salzman, Michael N. Shadlen, Stefano Fusi. Low-dimensional dynamics for working memory and time encoding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Aug 2020, 201915984; …
How does the retrosplenial cortex perform 1D path integration and represent spatial context?
Ju M, Gaussier P. A model of path integration and representation of spatial context in the retrosplenial cortex. Biological Cybernetics. 2020 Apr;114(2):303-313. DOI: 10.1007/s00422-020-00833-x.
Abstract
“Inspired by recent biological experiments, we simulate animals moving in different environments (open space, …
How does the retrosplenial cortex encode or store spatial information?
Czajkowski, R., Jayaprakash, B., Wiltgen, B., Rogerson, T., Guzman-Karlsson, M. C., Barth, A. L., Trachtenberg, J. T., & Silva, A. J. (2014). Encoding and storage of spatial information in the retrosplenial cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences …
How to learn an efficient place cell map from grid cells using non-negative sparse coding?
Yanbo Lian, Anthony N. Burkitt. Learning an efficient place cell map from grid cells using non-negative sparse coding. bioRxiv 2020.08.12.248534; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.12.248534
Abstract
“Experimental studies of grid cells in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex (MEC) have shown that they are …
How are grid cells modulated by local head direction?
Gerlei, K., Passlack, J., Hawes, I. et al. Grid cells are modulated by local head direction. Nat Commun 11, 4228 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17500-1
Abstract
“Grid and head direction codes represent cognitive spaces for navigation and memory. Pure grid …
How do place cells and grid cells represent position across multiple environments with joint attractor dynamics?
Agmon, Haggai, and Yoram Burak. “A theory of joint attractor dynamics in the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex accounts for artificial remapping and grid cell field-to-field variability.” eLife 9 (2020): e56894.
Abstract
“The representation of position in …
How is information about position, direction of motion, and speed represented in the hippocampus?
Stefanini, Fabio, Lyudmila Kushnir, Jessica C. Jimenez, Joshua H. Jennings, Nicholas I. Woods, Garret D. Stuber, Mazen A. Kheirbek, René Hen, and Stefano Fusi. “A distributed neural code in the dentate gyrus and in CA1.” Neuron (2020), Volume …
How do rodents execute efficient multi-step routes to goals in novel environments?
Philip Shamash, Sarah F. Olesen, Panagiota Iordanidou, Dario Campagner, Banerjee Nabhojit, 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
“Animals must rapidly gather spatial information about new environments so that they …
How to translate complex attractor networks into spiking networks for rubust neuromorphic computing?
E. Paxon Frady, Friedrich T. Sommer. Robust computation with rhythmic spike patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Sep 2019, 116 (36) 18050-18059; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902653116
Significance
“This work makes 2 contributions. First, we present a neural network model …
How does the secondary motor cortex transform spatial information into planned action during navigation?
Jacob M.Olson, Jamie K.Li, Sarah E.Montgomery, Douglas A.Nitz. Secondary Motor Cortex Transforms Spatial Information into Planned Action during Navigation. Current Biology, Volume 30, Issue 10, 18 May 2020, Pages 1845-1854.e4
Summary
“Fluid navigation requires constant updating of planned …
How can 3D head orienting movements be encoded in the primary visual cortex?
Grigori Guitchounts, Javier Masís, Steffen B.E. Wolff, David Cox. Encoding of 3D Head Orienting Movements in the Primary Visual Cortex. Neuron, August 11, 2020, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.07.014
Summary
“Animals actively sample the sensory world by generating complex patterns of movement …
How does the brain encode temporal context information about what happened in addition to when it happened?
Ian M. Bright, Miriam L. R. Meister, Nathanael A. Cruzado, Zoran Tiganj, Elizabeth A. Buffalo, Marc W. Howard. A temporal record of the past with a spectrum of time constants in the monkey entorhinal cortex. Proceedings of the National …
How does the neural network link the scene perception and spatial memory systems of the human brain?
Adam Steel, Madeleine M. Billings, Edward H. Silson, Caroline E. Robertson. A network linking perception and memory systems in posterior cerebral cortex. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.25.115147
Abstract
“Here, we report a new network of brain areas bridging the spatial-memory and scene-perception …
How can local sensory signals be transformed into a global, multimodal, abstract representation of space for navigation?
Okubo T., Patella P., D’Alessandro I., and Wilson RI. “A Neural Network for Wind-Guided Compass Navigation.” Neuron, 2020, 107, Pp. 1-17
Summary
“Spatial maps in the brain are most accurate when they are linked to external sensory cues. …
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