Two new studies advance understanding of how the brain encodes episodic memories. The findings have the potential to develop new avenues of treatment for memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease and TBI. Read More
Grid cell dysfunction in the entorhinal cortex may explain why people with a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease have problems with navigation. Read More
Study shows how hippocampal cells can represent different hypothetical scenarios consistently and systematically over time. The findings shed new light on how place cells assist in decision making and imagination. Read More
Memories learned within a distorted coordinated system are also distorted when recalled later. Read More
The postrhinal cortex of rats contains three types of spatial cells which act together to provide a sense of location and directional orientation. Read More
During navigation tasks using a 'smell scape', the entorhinal cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex elicit grid cell-like activity. Read More
Using augmented reality, researchers discover how rats recalibrate learned relationships between a landmark, speed, distance and time to create a locational 'map' in the brain. Read More
Researchers propose a new theory of human thinking, suggesting our brain's navigation system is key to thinking. This may explain why our knowledge seems to be organized in spatial fashion. Read More
An international team of researchers have been able to demonstrate, with electrophysiological evidence, the existence of grid-like activity in the human brain. Read More
Researchers have identified a network of cells in the entorhinal cortex that appear to play a key role into putting experience into a temporal context. Read More
Researchers report the firing patterns of grid cells are less stable in older adults. This, they say, could be why older people have more problems with spatial navigation than younger people. Read More
Switching between operational modes occurs dynamically according to the demands of the task at hand, a new study reports. Read More
