Dominique Siegenthaler, Henry Denny, Sofía Skromne Carrasco, Johanna Luise Mayer, Adrien Peyrache, Stuart Trenholm, Émilie Macé. Visual objects refine head direction coding. bioRxiv 2024.10.21.619417; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.21.619417
Abstract
“Animals use visual objects to guide navigation-related behaviors, from hunting prey, …
Li, Yiding, John J. Briguglio, Sandro Romani, Jeffrey C. Magee, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki, Adrienne Amuri-Aziza, Nicolas Fernandez-Nuñez et al. “Mechanisms of memory-supporting neuronal dynamics in hippocampal area CA3.” Cell 187 (2024): 2030-2051.
Summary
“Hippocampal CA3 is central to …
D. E. Dijksterhuis et al. ,Pronouns reactivate conceptual representations in human hippocampal neurons.Science 385,1478-1484(2024).DOI:10.1126/science.adr2813
Abstract
“During discourse comprehension, every new word adds to an evolving representation of meaning that accumulates over consecutive sentences and constrains the next words…
Yang, C., Mammen, L., Kim, B. et al. A population code for spatial representation in the zebrafish telencephalon. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2
Abstract
“Spatial learning in teleost fish requires an intact telencephalon1, a brain region that contains putative analogues to …
Ipshita Zutshi, Athina Apostolelli, Wannan Yang, Zheyang Zheng, Tora Dohi, Edoardo Balzani, Alex Williams, Cristina Savin, Gyorgy Buzsaki. Hippocampal neuronal activity is aligned with action plans. bioRxiv 2024.09.05.611533; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.05.611533
Abstract
“Neurons in the hippocampus are correlated with …
Leo Clement, Sebastian Schwarz, Antoine Wystrach. Latent learning without map-like representation of space in navigating ants. bioRxiv 2024.08.29.610243; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.29.610243
Abstract
“Desert ants are excellent navigators. Each individual learns long foraging routes meandering between the trees and bushes in …
Vilde A. Kveim et al. ,Divergent recruitment of developmentally defined neuronal ensembles supports memory dynamics.Science 385,eadk0997(2024).DOI:10.1126/science.adk0997
Editor’s summary
“Memories are not fixed; they evolve after encoding and their content can be updated upon changes in external or …
Ayako Ouchi, Shigeyoshi Fujisawa ,Predictive grid coding in the medial entorhinal cortex.Science 385,776-784(2024).DOI:10.1126/science.ado4166
Editor’s summary
“Grid cells in the entorhinal cortex create a coordinate system of the environment for spatial navigation. However, it is not clear whether …
Jordan Carpenter, Jan Sigurd Blackstad, David Tingley, Valentin A. Normand, Edvard I. Moser, May-Britt Moser, Benjamin A. Dunn. Investigating egocentric tuning in hippocampal CA1 neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 13 August 2024, e0040242024; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0040-24.2024
Abstract
“Navigation requires integrating …
Courellis, H.S., Minxha, J., Cardenas, A.R. et al. Abstract representations emerge in human hippocampal neurons during inference. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07799-x
Abstract
“Humans have the remarkable cognitive capacity to rapidly adapt to changing environments. Central to this capacity …
Daniel D Kato, Randy M Bruno. Stability of cross-sensory input to primary somatosensory cortex across experience. bioRxiv 2024.08.07.607026; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.07.607026
Abstract
“Merging information from across sensory modalities is key to forming robust, disambiguated percepts of the world, …
Alexander Nitsch, Naomi de Haas, Mona M. Garvert, Christian F. Doeller. Integrating episodic and spatial context signals in the hippocampus. bioRxiv 2024.06.24.600445; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.24.600445
Abstract
“Episodic and spatial memory are the two key components of the mnemonic system …
Zhengang Lu, Joshua B. Julian, Geoffrey K. Aguirre, Russell A. Epstein. Neural compass in the human brain during naturalistic virtual navigation. bioRxiv 2024.04.18.590112; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.18.590112
SUMMARY
“Humans and animals maintain a consistent representation of their facing direction during spatial …
Patel RN, Roberts NS, Kempenaers J, Zadel A, Heinze S. Parallel vector memories in the brain of a bee as foundation for flexible navigation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2024 Jul 23;121(30):e2402509121.
Significance
“Insects navigate by …
Madhav, M.S., Jayakumar, R.P., Li, B.Y. et al. Control and recalibration of path integration in place cells using optic flow. Nat Neurosci 27, 1599–1608 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-024-01681-9
Abstract
“Hippocampal place cells are influenced by both self-motion (idiothetic) signals and external …
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