Tag: 3D Navigation

How do freely flying bats keep a stable hippocampal code for navigation in changing environments?

William A. Liberti III, Tobias A. Schmid, Angelo Forli, Madeleine Snyder & Michael M. Yartsev. A stable hippocampal code in freely flying bats. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04560-0

Abstract
“Neural activity in the hippocampus is known to reflect how animals move …

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How the primary visual cortex encodes stable 3D head direction signals?

Grigori Guitchounts, William Lotter, Joel Dapello, David Cox. Stable 3D Head Direction Signals in the Primary Visual Cortex. bioRxiv 2020.09.04.283762; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.04.283762

Abstract
Visual signals influence the brain’s computation of spatial position and orientation. Accordingly, the primary …

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How the macaque hippocampal formation represents 3D space?

Mao, Dun, Eric Avila, Baptiste Caziot, Jean Laurens, J. David Dickman, and Dora E. Angelaki. “Spatial modulation of hippocampal activity in freely moving macaques.” Neuron (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.09.032 

Summary
The hippocampal formation is linked to spatial navigation, but

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How do entorhinal grid cells represent volumetric (three-dimensional) space?

Roddy M. Grieves, Selim Jedidi-Ayoub, Karyna Mishchanchuk, Anyi Liu, Sophie Renaudineau, Éléonore Duvelle, Kate J. Jeffery. Grid cell firing fields in a volumetric space. bioRxiv 2020.12.06.413542; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.06.413542

Abstract
“We investigated how entorhinal grid cells represent volumetric (three-dimensional) space

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How do rats navigate in three-dimensional volumetric environments?

Selim Jedidi-Ayoub, Karyna Mishchanchuk, Anyi Liu, Sophie Renaudineau, Éléonore Duvelle & Roddy M. Grieves. Volumetric spatial behaviour in rats reveals the anisotropic organisation of navigation. Anim Cogn (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01432-w

Abstract
“We investigated how access to the vertical dimension influences …

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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

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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

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“Place cells are spatially modulated neurons found in the …

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