Category: Neural Basis of Navigation

Whether the entorhinal cortex integrates relational information about changing values during prospective decision making using a grid-like representation of an abstract value space?

Nitsch, A., Garvert, M.M., Bellmund, J.L.S. et al. Grid-like entorhinal representation of an abstract value space during prospective decision makingNat Commun 15, 1198 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45127-z

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How valuable a choice option is often changes over time,

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How subfield-specific interneuron circuits govern the hippocampal response to novelty in male mice

Hainmueller, T., Cazala, A., Huang, LW. et al. Subfield-specific interneuron circuits govern the hippocampal response to novelty in male mice. Nat Commun 15, 714 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44882-3

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“The hippocampus is the brain’s center for episodic memories. Its subregions, the …

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How to implement distinct manifold encoding of navigational information in the subiculum and hippocampus?

Shinya Nakai, Takuma Kitanishi, Kenji Mizuseki. Distinct manifold encoding of navigational information in the subiculum and hippocampus. Science Advances, 10,eadi4471(2024).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adi4471

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The subiculum (SUB) plays a crucial role in spatial navigation and encodes navigational information differently from the

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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

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“With their periodic firing pattern, grid cells are considered

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How the vestibular system influences the generation and updating of the head direction signal?

Jalina A. Graham, Julie R. Dumont, Shawn S. Winter, Joel E. Brown, Patrick A. LaChance, Carly C. Amon, Kara B. Farnes, Ashlyn J. Morris, Nicholas A. Streltzov and Jeffrey S. Taube. Angular Head Velocity Cells within Brainstem Nuclei Projecting to

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How to build a dynamic attractor network model of memory formation, reinforcement and forgetting?

Marta Boscaglia, Chiara Gastaldi, Wulfram Gerstner, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga. A dynamic attractor network model of memory formation, reinforcement and forgetting. bioRxiv 2023.12.01.569560; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.01.569560

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“Empirical evidence shows that memories that are frequently revisited are easy to recall, …

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How hippocampal assembly co-activity and temporally-compressed sequences are complementary codes that support associative and predictive aspects of memory?

Can Liu, Ralitsa Todorova, Wenbo Tang, Azahara Oliva, Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz. Associative and predictive hippocampal codes support memory-guided behaviors.Science 382,eadi8237(2023).DOI:10.1126/science.adi8237

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“Episodic memory involves learning and recalling associations between items and their spatiotemporal context. Those memories can be further used …

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