How does the neural network link the scene perception and spatial memory systems of the human brain?

Adam Steel, Madeleine M. Billings, Edward H. Silson, Caroline E. Robertson. A network linking perception and memory systems in posterior cerebral cortex. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.25.115147

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“Here, we report a new network of brain areas bridging the spatial-memory and scene-perception …

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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

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

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How is vectorial information encoded in spatial cognition?

Bicanski, A., Burgess, N. Neuronal vector coding in spatial cognition. Nat Rev Neurosci (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-020-0336-9

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“Several types of neurons involved in spatial navigation and memory encode the distance and direction (that is, the vector) between an agent …

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How can spatial navigation research in neuroscience and AI advance both fields significantly?

Bermudez-Contreras E, Clark BJ and Wilber A (2020) The Neuroscience of Spatial Navigation and the Relationship to Artificial Intelligence. Front. Comput. Neurosci. 14:63. doi: 10.3389/fncom.2020.00063

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“Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience are impressive. In AI, this …

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How animals navigate over large-scale environments ?

Lee Harten, Amitay Katz1, Aya Goldshtein, Michal Handel, Yossi Yovel. The ontogeny of a mammalian cognitive map in the real world
SCIENCE 10 JUL 2020 : 194-197

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“How animals navigate over large-scale environments remains a riddle. Specifically, …

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How do spatial view cells work in spatial navigation and memory recall?

Rolls ET, Stringer SM. Spatial view cells in the hippocampus, and their idiothetic update based on place and head direction. Neural Netw. 2005;18(9):1229‐1241. doi:10.1016/j.neunet.2005.08.006

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“Single neuron recording studies have demonstrated the existence of spatial view neurons …

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How to study long-term memory formation and recall during spatial navigation in rodents?

Morales L, Tomàs DP, Dalmau J, de la Rocha J and Jercog PE (2020) High-Throughput Task to Study Memory Recall During Spatial Navigation in Rodents. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 14:64. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00064

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“Spatial navigation is one of the most …

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