Learning from animals: How to Navigate Complex Terrains?
Zhu H, Liu H, Ataei A, Munk Y, Daniel T, Paschalidis IC (2020) Learning from animals: How to Navigate Complex Terrains. PLoS Comput Biol 16(1): e1007452. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007452
Abstract
“We develop a method to learn a bio-inspired motion control …
How an ant navigates the desert?
Rüdiger Wehner. Desert Navigator: The Journey of an Ant [M]. Harvard University Press, 2020.
About the Book
“A world-renowned researcher of animal behavior reveals the extraordinary orienteering skills of desert ants, offering a thrilling account of the sophisticated ways insects …
How the head direction circuit is integrated within the spatial navigation system?
Peyrache, Adrien, Adrian J. Duszkiewicz, Guillaume Viejo, and Sandybel Angeles-Duran. “Thalamocortical processing of the head-direction sense.” Progress in neurobiology (2019): 101693.
Abstract
“Our thoughts and sensations are examples of cognitive processes that emerge from the collective activity of …
How to use bioinspired sonar reflectors as guiding beacons for autonomous navigation
Ralph Simon, Stefan Rupitsch, Markus Baumann, Huan Wu, Herbert Peremans, Jan Steckel. Bioinspired sonar reflectors as guiding beacons for autonomous navigation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jan 2020, 201909890; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1909890117
Significance
“Artificial landmarks are widely used …
What’s the neural basis of predictive pursuit?
Yoo, S.B.M., Tu, J.C., Piantadosi, S.T. et al. The neural basis of predictive pursuit. Nat Neurosci (2020) doi:10.1038/s41593-019-0561-6
Abstract
“It remains unclear whether and, if so, how nonhuman animals make on-the-fly predictions during pursuit. Here we used …
How the neural circuitry evolves to integrate speed and space for supporting successful spatial navigation?
William M. Sheeran, Omar J. Ahmed. The neural circuitry supporting successful spatial navigation despite variable movement speeds. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Volume 108, 2020, Pages 821-833.
Highlights
• Spatial memories remains stable despite dramatic changes in running speed.
• …
What we have learned so far about the features of memory, including memory formation, retrieval over time, and loss?
Sheena A. Josselyn, Susumu Tonegawa. Memory engrams: Recalling the past and imagining the future. Science, 03 Jan 2020:Vol. 367, Issue 6473, eaaw4325. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw4325
“The ability to form memory is an essential trait that allows learning and the accumulation …
How the human brain codes for current remote spatial target locations?
Tsitsiklis, Melina, Jonathan Miller, Salman E. Qasim, Cory S. Inman, Robert E. Gross, Jon R. Willie, Elliot H. Smith et al. “Single-neuron representations of spatial memory targets in humans.” BioRxiv (2019): 523753.
Highlights
• Epilepsy patients performed a …
How humans track their location?
Harootonian, Sevan, Robert C. Wilson, Lukáš Hejtmánek, Elijah Ziskin, and Arne Ekstrom. “Path integration in large-scale space and with novel geometries: Comparing Vector Addition and Encoding-Error Models.” bioRxiv (2019): 809012.
Abstract
“Path integration is thought to rely …
Whether self‐reported navigation ability is related to information transfer between optic flow‐sensitive (OF‐sensitive) cortical regions and regions important to navigation during environmental spatial tasks?
Zajac, Lauren, Heather Burte, Holly A. Taylor, and Ronald Killiany. “Self‐reported navigation ability is associated with optic flow‐sensitive regions’ functional connectivity patterns during visual path integration.” Brain and behavior 9, no. 4 (2019): e01236.
Abstract
Introduction
“Spatial navigation …
How different sensory streams are integrated to drive spatial navigation in the brain?
Currier, Timothy A., and Katherine I. Nagel. “Multisensory control of navigation in the fruit fly.” Current Opinion in Neurobiology 64 (2020): 10-16.
“Spatial navigation is influenced by cues from nearly every sensory modality and thus provides an …
How persistent states are maintained in the brain?
Marques, J.C., Li, M., Schaak, D. et al. Internal state dynamics shape brainwide activity and foraging behaviour. Nature (2019) doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1858-z
Abstract
“The brain has persistent internal states that can modulate every aspect of an animal’s mental experience1,2,3,4. …
How an allocentric representation of surrounding visual space can be constructed and stored by the dorsal visual path?
Li, Tianyi, Angelo Arleo, and Denis Sheynikhovich. “A model of a panoramic visual representation in the dorsal visual pathway: the case of spatial reorientation and memory-based search.” bioRxiv (2019): 827667.
Abstract
“Primates are primarily visual animals and …
How the brain processes sensory information to guide behavior?
de Vries, Saskia EJ, Jerome A. Lecoq, Michael A. Buice, Peter A. Groblewski, Gabriel K. Ocker, Michael Oliver, David Feng et al. “A large-scale standardized physiological survey reveals functional organization of the mouse visual cortex.” Nature Neuroscience (2019): …
What’s the neural basis of probabilistic computation in visual cortex?
Walker, Edgar Y., R. James Cotton, Wei Ji Ma, and Andreas S. Tolias. “A neural basis of probabilistic computation in visual cortex.” Nature Neuroscience 23, no. 1 (2020): 122-129.
Abstract
“Bayesian models of behavior suggest that organisms …
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