How can navigation in cluttered environments be supported by utilizing a combination of grid cell-driven vector navigation, place cell-driven topological navigation, and border cell-driven local obstacle avoidance?
Edvardsen, V, Bicanski, A, Burgess, N. Navigating with grid and place cells in cluttered environments. Hippocampus. 2020; 30: 220– 232. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23147
Abstract
“Hippocampal formation contains several classes of neurons thought to be involved in navigational processes, in particular place …
How is speed signal utilized by the brain for performing path integration?
Holger Dannenberg, Hallie Lazaro, Pranav Nambiar, Alec Hoyland, Michael E Hasselmo. Effects of visual inputs on neural dynamics for coding of location and running speed in medial entorhinal cortex. bioRxiv 2020.04.06.027466; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.06.027466
Abstract
“Neuronal representations of spatial location …
How does the brain encode landmarks？
Fischer, Lukas, Raul Mojica Soto-Albors, Friederike Buck, and Mark Harnett. “Representation of Visual Landmarks in Retrosplenial Cortex.” eLife 2020;9:e51458 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.51458
Abstract
“The process by which visual information is incorporated into the brain’s spatial framework to represent …
How does the brain maintain a proper sense of 3D orientation relative to both local and global cues in 3D navigation?
Patrick A. LaChance, Julie R. Dumont, Pelin Ozel, Jennifer L. Marcroft, Jeffrey S. Taube. Commutative Properties of Head Direction Cells During Locomotion in 3D: Are All Routes Equal? Journal of Neuroscience 3 March 2020, 2789-19; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2789-19.2020
Abstract
“Navigation …
How does the human brain encode egocentric (self-centered) spatial information?
Lukas Kunz, Armin Brandt, Peter C. Reinacher, Bernhard P. Staresina, Eric T. Reifenstein, Christoph T. Weidemann, Nora A. Herweg, Melina Tsitsiklis, Richard Kempter, Michael J. Kahana, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, Joshua Jacobs. A neural code of egocentric spatial information in human medial …
How do grid cells encode local head direction?
Klara Gerlei, Jessica Passlack, Ian Hawes, Brianna Vandrey, Holly Stevens, Ioannis Papastathopoulos, Matthew F. Nolan. Grid cells encode local head direction. bioRxiv 681312; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/681312
Abstract
“Grid and head direction codes represent cognitive spaces for navigation and memory…
How do multiple head direction cells work in different brain regions?
Robert GK Munn, Lisa M Giocomo. Multiple head direction signals within entorhinal cortex: origin and function. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. Volume 64, 2020, Pages 32-40.
Highlights
• Directional signals in mammals arise from vestibular inputs and ascend to cortex …
Egocentric boundary vector tuning of the retrosplenial cortex
Andrew S. Alexander, Lucas C. Carstensen, James R. Hinman, Florian Raudies, G. William Chapman and Michael E. Hasselmo. Egocentric boundary vector tuning of the retrosplenial cortex. SCIENCE ADVANCES21 FEB 2020 : EAAZ2322
Abstract
“The retrosplenial cortex is reciprocally connected …
How do spatial maps work in olfactory cortex during olfactory navigation?
Cindy Poo, Gautam Agarwal, Niccolò Bonacchi, Zachary Mainen. Spatial maps in olfactory cortex during olfactory navigation.
bioRxiv 2020.02.18.935494; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.18.935494
Abstract
“Animals rely on chemical signals to forage for food, shelter, and mates. Such behaviors call for odor …
How does the human brain encode distance and direction underlie navigation of a novel semantic space?
Simone Viganò, Manuela Piazza. Distance and direction codes underlie navigation of a novel semantic space in the human brain. Journal of Neuroscience 14 February 2020, 1849-19; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1849-19.2020
Abstract
“A recent proposal posits that humans might use the …
How do the brain circuits work in encoding, retrieval and discrimination of episodic memories?
Hainmueller, T., Bartos, M. Dentate gyrus circuits for encoding, retrieval and discrimination of episodic memories. Nat Rev Neurosci (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-019-0260-z
Abstract
“The dentate gyrus (DG) has a key role in hippocampal memory formation. Intriguingly, DG lesions impair …
How to unlock the secrets of three-dimensional navigation in the brains of bats?
Ziying Fu, Jia Tang, Qicai Chen. Neuroscientists are questing to unlock the secrets of three-dimensional navigation in the brains of bats. In Journal of Chinese Science Bulletin, Dec 13, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1360/TB-2019-0404.
Abstract
“Unlocking the secrets of spatial orientation …
What is the latest progress in brain-inspired navigation technology integrating perception and action decision?
YANG Chuang, LIU Jianye, XIONG Zhi, LAI Jizhou, XIONG Jun. Brain-inspired navigation technology integrating perception and action decision: A review and outlook[J]. ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA, 2020, 41(1): 23280-023280.
Abstract
“With the sustained development of brain and neuroscience as …
How do desert ants perform path integration in a three-dimensional world?
Ronacher, B. Path integration in a three-dimensional world: the case of desert ants. J Comp Physiol A (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-020-01401-1
Abstract
“Desert ants use path integration to return from foraging excursions on a shortcut way to their nests. …
How do 3D place cells represent 3D volumetric space in rats?
Roddy M. Grieves, Selim Jedidi-Ayoub, Karyna Mishchanchuk, Anyi Liu, Sophie Renaudineau & Kate J. Jeffery. The place-cell representation of volumetric space in rats. Nat Commun 11, 789 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14611-7
Abstract
“Place cells are spatially modulated neurons found in the …
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