Category: Spatial Memory

How do the neurons in rat retrosplenial cortex encode environment symmetry?

Ningyu Zhang, Roddy M Grieves, Kate J Jeffery. Environment symmetry drives a multidirectional code in rat retrosplenial cortex. bioRxiv 2021.08.22.457261; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.22.457261

Abstract
“A class of neurons showing bidirectional tuning in a two-compartment environment was recently discovered in …

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How does the human brain encode egocentric spatial maps?

Lukas Kunz, Armin Brandt, Peter C. Reinacher, Bernhard P. Staresina, Eric T. Reifenstein, Christoph T. Weidemann, Nora A. Herweg, Ansh Patel, Melina Tsitsiklis, Richard Kempter, Michael J. Kahana, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, Joshua Jacobs. A neural code for egocentric spatial maps in …

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How does mice learn multi-step routes by memorizing subgoal locations?

Philip Shamash, Sarah F. Olesen, Panagiota Iordanidou, Dario Campagner, Nabhojit Banerjee, Tiago Branco. Mice learn multi-step routes by memorizing subgoal locations.  bioRxiv 2020.08.19.256867; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.19.256867

Abstract
“The behavioral strategies that mammals use to learn multi-step routes in natural …

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How does the brain update memory representation?

William Mau, Michael E Hasselmo, Denise J Cai. The brain in motion: How ensemble fluidity drives memory-updating and flexibility. 
eLife 2020;9:e63550 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.63550

Abstract
“While memories are often thought of as flashbacks to a previous experience, they do not …

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How do hippocampal replay patterns dynamically change during the spatial learning process

Hideyoshi Igata, Yuji Ikegaya, Takuya Sasaki. Prioritized experience replays on a hippocampal predictive map for learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jan 2021, 118 (1) e2011266118; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2011266118

Significance

“The hippocampus is crucial for spatial learning …

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How does the monkey brain represent what and when conjunctively during anassociative memory task?

Cruzado NA, Tiganj Z, Brincat SL, Miller EK, Howard MW. Conjunctive representation of what and when in monkey hippocampus and lateral prefrontal cortex during an associative memory task. Hippocampus. 2020 Dec;30(12):1332-1346. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23282.

Abstract
“Adaptive memory requires the …

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How do hippocampal place cells support spatial navigation and memory?

Nick T.M. Robinson, Lucie A.L. Descamps, Lloyd E. Russell, Moritz O. Buchholz, Brendan A. Bicknell, Georgy K. Antonov, Joanna Y.N. Lau, Rebecca Nutbrown, Christoph Schmidt-Hieber, Michael Häusser. Targeted Activation of Hippocampal Place Cells Drives Memory-Guided Spatial Behavior. Cell, 2020, …

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