Zaki Ajabi, Alexandra T. Keinath, Xue-Xin Wei & Mark P. Brandon. Population dynamics of head-direction neurons during drift and reorientation. Nature (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-05813-2
Abstract
“The head direction (HD) system functions as the brain’s internal compass1,2, classically formalized as a …
Raphael Heldman, Dongyan Pang, Xiaoliang Zhao, Yingxue Wang. A CA1 circuit motif that signals the start of information integration. bioRxiv 2023.03.12.532295; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.12.532295
Abstract
“Integrating information from the recent past is critical for guiding predictions and shaping behavior…
Wenbo Tang, Justin D. Shin, Shantanu P. Jadhav. Geometric transformation of cognitive maps for generalization across hippocampal-prefrontal circuits. Cell Reports 42, 112246, March 28, 2023.
Summary
“The ability to abstract information to guide decisions during navigation across changing …
Daisuke Kawahara, Shigeyoshi Fujisawa. Estimation of animal location from grid cell population activity using persistent cohomology. bioRxiv 2023.01.10.523361; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.10.523361
Abstract
“Many cognitive functions are represented as cell assemblies. For example, the population activity of place cells in the …
Peter Mussells Pires, L.F. Abbott, Gaby Maimon. Converting an allocentric goal into an egocentric steering signal. bioRxiv 2022.11.10.516026; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.10.516026
Abstract
“Neuronal signals relevant for spatial navigation have been described in many species1–12, however, a circuit-level understanding of …
Eloy Parra-Barrero, Sandhiya Vijayabaskaran, Eddie Seabrook, Laurenz Wiskott, Sen Cheng. A Map of Spatial Navigation for Neuroscience. 10.31219/osf.io/a86gq
“An animal’s ability to navigate space is crucial to its survival. It is also cognitively demanding, and relatively easy to probe. …
Jacobsen B, Kleven H, Gatome W, Las L, Ulanovsky N, Witter MP. Organization of projections from the entorhinal cortex to the hippocampal formation of the Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus. Hippocampus. 2023 Mar 3.
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“The hippocampal formation …
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