How the cross-modal identity of multiple conspecifics are represented in the marmoset hippocampus?

Timothy J Tyree, Michael Metke, Cory T Miller. Cross-Modal Representation of Identity in Primate Hippocampus. bioRxiv 2022.09.12.507611; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.12.507611

Abstract
“Faces and voices are the dominant social signals used to recognize individuals amongst human and nonhuman primates 1–5. Yet, …

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What is known about the role of the hippocampus in processing auditory information, and how the hippocampus itself is shaped by sound?

Alexander J. Billig, Meher Lad, William Sedley, Timothy D. Griffiths. The hearing hippocampus. Progress in Neurobiology, Volume 218, 2022, 102326.

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The hippocampus has a well-established role in spatial and episodic memory but a broader function has been

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Howretrohippocampal neurons encode location through ramping activity?

Tennant, Sarah A., Harry Clark, Ian Hawes, Wing Kin Tam, Junji Hua, Wannan Yang, Klara Z. Gerlei, Emma R. Wood, and Matthew F. Nolan. “Spatial representation by ramping activity of neurons in the retrohippocampal cortex.” Current Biology, September

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How temporal information is represented and used during prospective and retrospective timing?

Tsao, A., Yousefzadeh, S.A., Meck, W.H. et al. The neural bases for timing of durationsNat Rev Neurosci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-022-00623-3

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Durations are defined by a beginning and an end, and a major distinction is drawn between durations

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How hippocampal activity supports building predictive models by organizing newly learned information according to its congruence with existing memories?

Adam M. P. Miller, Alex D. Jacob, Adam I. Ramsaran, Mitchell L. De Snoo, Sheena A. Josselyn, Paul W. Frankland. Evolution of predictive memory in the hippocampus. bioRxiv 2022.09.08.507204; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.08.507204

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“The brain organizes experiences into memories that …

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How the hippocampal formation handles the embedding of stimuli in multiple relational structures that differ vastly in terms of their mode and timescale of acquisition: Does it integrate the different stimulus dimensions into one conjunctive map, or is each dimension represented in a parallel map?

Xiaochen Y. Zheng, Martin N. Hebart, Raymond J. Dolan, Christian F. Doeller, Roshan Cools, Mona M. Garvert. Parallel cognitive maps for short-term statistical and long-term semantic relationships in the hippocampal formation. bioRxiv 2022.08.29.505742; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.08.29.505742

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The hippocampal-entorhinal

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How hippocampal astrocytes encode reward location?

Adi Doron, Alon Rubin, Aviya Benmelech-Chovav, Netai Benaim, Tom Carmi, Ron Refaeli, Nechama Novick, Tirzah Kreisel, Yaniv Ziv & Inbal Goshen. Hippocampal astrocytes encode reward location. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05146-6

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“Astrocytic calcium dynamics has been implicated in the encoding …

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