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Abstract
“Everyday tasks in social settings require humans to encode neural representations of not only their own spatial …
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 …
Gray Umbach, Pranish Kantak, Joshua Jacobs, Michael Kahana, Brad E. Pfeiffer, Michael Sperling, Bradley Lega. Time cells in the human hippocampus and entorhinal cortex support episodic memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nov 2020, 117 (45) 28463-28474; …
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 …
Hannes Rapp, Martin Paul Nawrot. A spiking neural program for sensorimotor control during foraging in flying insects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nov 2020, 117 (45) 28412-28421; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2009821117
Significance
“Living organisms demonstrate remarkable abilities in …
Andrew S. Alexander, Janet C. Tung, G. William Chapman, Laura E. Shelley, Michael E. Hasselmo, Douglas A. Nitz. Adaptive integration of self-motion and goals in posterior parietal cortex. bioRxiv 2020.12.19.423589; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.19.423589
Abstract
“Animals engage in a variety …
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