Kauê Machado Costa, Robert Scholz, Kevin Lloyd, Perla Moreno-Castilla, Matthew P.H. Gardner, Peter Dayan, Geoffrey Schoenbaum. The role of the orbitofrontal cortex in creating cognitive maps. bioRxiv 2022.01.25.477716
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“We use internal models of the external world to …
Aaron D Milstein, Yiding Li, Katie C Bittner, Christine Grienberger, Ivan Soltesz, Jeffrey C Magee, Sandro Romani. Bidirectional synaptic plasticity rapidly modifies hippocampal representations. eLife 2021;10:e73046 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.73046
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“Learning requires neural adaptations thought to be mediated by activity-dependent …
Mathew T. Summers, Marla B. Feller. Distinct Inhibitory Pathways Control Velocity and Directional Tuning in the Retina. bioRxiv 2022.01.13.476257; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.13.476257
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“The sensory periphery is responsible for detecting ethologically relevant features of the external world, using compact, predominantly …
Marcelo G. Mattar, Máté Lengyel. Planning in the brain. Neuron, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.12.018.
Summary
“Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) have enabled machines to plan in tasks previously thought to be uniquely human. Meanwhile, the planning algorithms implemented by the …
Olesia M Bilash, Spyridon Chavlis, Panayiota Poirazi, Jayeeta Basu. Lateral entorhinal cortex inputs modulate hippocampal dendritic excitability by recruiting a local disinhibitory microcircuit. bioRxiv 2022.01.13.476247; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.13.476247
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“The lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC) provides information about multi-sensory environmental …
Nils Nyberg, Éléonore Duvelle, Caswell Barry, Hugo J. Spiers. Spatial goal coding in the hippocampal formation. Neuron, January 14, 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.12.012
Summary
“The mammalian hippocampal formation contains several distinct populations of neurons involved in representing self-position and orientation. These …
Kadjita Asumbisa, Adrien Peyrache, Stuart Trenholm. Flexible cue anchoring strategies enable stable head direction coding in both sighted and blind animals. bioRxiv 2022.01.12.476111 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.12.476111
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“Vision plays a crucial role in instructing the brain’s spatial navigation systems…
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