Tag: Navigation

How bats use environmental acoustic information to perform acoustic cognitive map–based navigation?

Aya Goldshtein, Xing Chen, Eran Amichai, Arjan Boonman, Lee Harten, Omer Yinon,Yotam Orchan, Ran Nathan, Sivan Toledo, Iain D. Couzin, Yossi Yovel. Acoustic cognitive map–based navigation in echolocating bats.Science 386,561-567(2024).DOI:10.1126/science.adn6269

Editor’s summary
“Insectivorous bats are well known to use …

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What’s the mechanism of spatial periodic computation of hippocampus-entorhinal circuit in navigation?

Bo Zhang, Jia Liu. The spatial periodic computation of hippocampus-entorhinal circuit in navigation. bioRxiv 2022.01.29.478346; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.29.478346

Summary
“To achieve the computational goal of navigating in both physical and mental spaces, human brain employs a cognitive map constructed by …

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How grid cells perform path integration in multiple reference frames during self-motion-based navigation?

Jing-Jie Peng, Beate Throm, Maryam Najafian Jazi, Ting-Yun Yen, Hannah Monyer, Kevin Allen. Grid cells perform path integration in multiple reference frames during self-motion-based navigation. bioRxiv 2023.12.21.572857; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.21.572857

Abstract
“With their periodic firing pattern, grid cells are considered

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How Do Neural Networks Work for Navigation: From Connections to Computations?

Rachel I. Wilson. Neural Networks for Navigation: From Connections to Computations. Annual Review of Neuroscience Vol. 46:403-423 (Volume publication date July 2023) https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-110920-032645

Abstract
Many animals can navigate toward a goal they cannot see based on an internal

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How rodent visual and spatial systems interact during navigation?

Saleem, A.B., Busse, L. Interactions between rodent visual and spatial systems during navigation. Nat Rev Neurosci (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-023-00716-7

Abstract
“Many behaviours that are critical for animals to survive and thrive rely on spatial navigation. Spatial navigation, in turn, relies

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How the hippocampus supports real-world navigation in humans?

Kathryn N. Graves, Ariadne Letrou, Tyler E. Gray, Imran H. Quraishi, Nicholas B. Turk-Browne. Hippocampal Codes for Real-World Human Navigation. bioRxiv 2023.06.22.545396; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.22.545396

Abstract
“As animals move through the world, the hippocampus represents their location, direction, and speed

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Are grid cells used for navigation? On local metrics, subjective spaces, and black holes

Ginosar, Gily, Johnatan Aljadeff, Liora Las, Dori Derdikman, and Nachum Ulanovsky. “Are grid cells used for navigation? On local metrics, subjective spaces, and black holes.” Neuron (2023).

Summary
“The symmetric, lattice-like spatial pattern of grid-cell activity is thought …

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How contextual and goal information are incorporated in the construction and execution of navigational plans in the human hippocampus?

Jordan Crivelli-Decker, Alex Clarke, Seongmin A. Park, Derek J. Huffman, Erie D. Boorman & Charan Ranganath. Goal-oriented representations in the human hippocampus during planning and navigation. Nat Commun 14, 2946 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35967-6

Abstract
“Recent work in cognitive and systems …

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How the brain combines sensory information and internal models of control dynamics for self-motion perception and navigation?

Akis Stavropoulos, Kaushik J Lakshminarasimhan, Jean Laurens, Xaq Pitkow, Dora E Angelaki (2022) . Influence of sensory modality and control dynamics on human path integration. eLife 11:e63405.

Abstract
Path integration is a sensorimotor computation that can be used

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How specific firing patterns and oscillatory dynamics in the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus can support both navigation and memory?

Buzsáki, G., Moser, E. Memory, navigation and theta rhythm in the hippocampal-entorhinal systemNat Neurosci 16, 130–138 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3304

Abstract
“Theories on the functions of the hippocampal system are based largely on two fundamental discoveries: the amnestic consequences …

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How the hippocampus creates a vector-based model to support flexible navigation, allowing animals to select optimal paths to destinations from any location in the environment?

Ormond, J., O’Keefe, J. Hippocampal place cells have goal-oriented vector fields during navigation. Nature (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04913-9

Abstract
“The hippocampal cognitive map supports navigation towards, or away from, salient locations in familiar environments1. Although much is known about how the

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How rodents from different habitats cope with three-dimensional environments?

Hagbi Z, Eilam D (2022) On heights and plains: How rodents from different habitats cope with three-dimensional environments? PLoS ONE 17(3): e0265176. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265176

Abstract
“Dwelling in a specific habitat requires adaptation to the habitat physical and biological properties in order …

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How are neural representations of space used in the service of both real-world navigation and internal mnemonic processes?

Wenbo Tang and Shantanu P. JadhavMultiple-Timescale Representations of Space: Linking Memory to Navigation. Annual Review of Neuroscience. Vol. 45:- (Volume publication date July 2022). Review in Advance first posted online on December 22, 2021. (Changes may still …

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How Do We Find Our Way?

Moser M (2021) How Do We Find Our Way? Grid Cells in the Brain. Front. Young Minds. 9:678725. doi: 10.3389/frym.2021.678725

ABSTRACT
Navigation in the environment, getting from one place to another, is one of the most fundamental and

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How the brain coordinates the encoding, recall and use of reward information to guide navigation?

Sosa, M., Giocomo, L.M. Navigating for reward. Nat Rev Neurosci (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-021-00479-z

Abstract
An organism’s survival can depend on its ability to recall and navigate to spatial locations associated with rewards, such as food or a home. …

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How can navigation be performed in primates and humans using spatial view cells?

Rolls, Edmund T. “Neurons including hippocampal spatial view cells, and navigation in primates including humans.” Hippocampus (2021).

Abstract
“A new theory is proposed of mechanisms of navigation in primates including humans in which spatial view cells found in

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How does the retrosplenial cortex combine internal and external cues to encode head velocity during navigation?

Sepiedeh Keshavarzi, Edward F. Bracey, Richard A. Faville, Dario Campagner, Adam L. Tyson, Stephen C. Lenzi, Tiago Branco, Troy W. Margrie. The retrosplenial cortex combines internal and external cues to encode head velocity during navigation. bioRxiv 2021.01.22.427789; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.22.427789…

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How does the secondary motor cortex transform spatial information into planned action during navigation?

Jacob M.Olson, Jamie K.Li, Sarah E.Montgomery, Douglas A.Nitz. Secondary Motor Cortex Transforms Spatial Information into Planned Action during Navigation. Current Biology, Volume 30, Issue 10, 18 May 2020, Pages 1845-1854.e4

Summary
Fluid navigation requires constant updating of planned

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How can local sensory signals be transformed into a global, multimodal, abstract representation of space for navigation?

Okubo T., Patella P., D’Alessandro I., and Wilson RI. “A Neural Network for Wind-Guided Compass Navigation.” Neuron, 2020, 107, Pp. 1-17

Summary
“Spatial maps in the brain are most accurate when they are linked to external sensory cues. …

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How May the Brain Encode Time from A Spatial Navigation Perspective?

John B. Issa, Gilad Tocker, Michael E. Hasselmo, James G. Heys, Daniel A. Dombeck. Navigating Through Time: A Spatial Navigation Perspective on How the Brain May Encode Time. Annual Review of Neuroscience 2020 43:1

Abstract
Interval timing, which

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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

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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 …

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What could be the computational benefits of such a mapping between intrinsic dynamical structure and external sensory inputs for navigation in the brain?

Christian Leibold. A Model for Navigation in Unknown Environments Based on a Reservoir of Hippocampal Sequences
bioRxiv 2019.12.18.880583; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.18.880583

Abstract
“Hippocampal place cell populations are activated in sequences on multiple time scales during active behavior, resting and sleep …

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How the Spiking Neural Network allows for navigation through an environment via landmark association without needing GPS?

Alexander Jones, Andrew Rush, Cory Merkel, Eric Herrmann, Ajey P. Jacob, Clare Thiem, Rashmi Jha. A neuromorphic SLAM architecture using gated-memristive synapses. Neurocomputing, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.09.098.

Abstract
Navigation in GPS-denied environments is a critical challenge for autonomous mobile platforms

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How the brain performs spatial coordinate transforms for navigation?

Rolls, ET. Spatial coordinate transforms linking the allocentric hippocampal and egocentric parietal primate brain systems for memory, action in space, and navigation. Hippocampus. 2019; 1– 22. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23171

Abstract
“A theory and model of spatial coordinate transforms in the dorsal …

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How is the retrosplenial cortex uniquely suited to carry out spatial memory and navigation computations?

Ellen K.W. Brennan, Shyam Kumar Sudhakar, Izabela Jedrasiak-Cape, Omar J. Ahmed. Uniquely excitable neurons enable precise and persistent information transmission through the retrosplenial cortex. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/673954

ABSTRACT

The retrosplenial cortex (RSC) is essential for both memory and

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How your brain encodes location?

A latest report titled ‘The Surprising Relativism of the Brain’s GPS’ by ADITHYA RAJAGOPALAN at Cohen Lab, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, reviewed the brief research history of the Brain’s GPS published in  NAUTILUS

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How landmark and self-motion cues combine during navigation to generate spatial representations?

The excerpt note is about how combine landmark and self-motion cues for navigation from Campbell et al., 2018.

Campbell, Malcolm G., Samuel A. Ocko, Caitlin S. Mallory, Isabel I. C. Low, Surya Ganguli & Lisa M. Giocomo. Principles governing the

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iNav 2018: How does the brain know where it is, where it is going, and how to get from one place to another?

The 2nd Interdisciplinary Navigation Symposium (iNav 2018) was held in June 2018 in Québec, Canada, organized by Jeffery Taube, Thomas Wolbers, Kate Jeffery, Laure Rondi-Reig, David Dickman, Mayank Mehta. The meeting aims to bring together a diverse group of scientists …

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Dynamic Vision Sensor (DVS)

From inilabs.com

DVS Overview

Dvs128AndEdvsWithCreditCardConventional vision sensors see the world as a series of frames. Successive frames contain enormous amounts of redundant information, wasting memory access, RAM, disk space, energy, computational power and time. In addition, each frame imposes the …

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HD Maps: New age maps powering autonomous vehicles

From GeospatialWorld  by   Harsha Vardhan   September 22, 2017

High Definition Maps or HD Maps are the new generation maps that are powering machines and self-driving cars & autonomous cars. Read this article to understand everything about HD Maps. Full credit for

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Enriching Wayfinding Instructions with Local Landmarks

Abstract. Navigation services communicate optimal routes to users by providing sequences of instructions for these routes. Each single instruction guides the wayfinder from one decision point to the next. The instructions are based on geometric data from the street network,

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