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          Drawing of a person with the brain exposed. They are standing in a field and DNA strands are sprouting like beanstalks.
          FeaturedNeurology
          ·October 22, 2015·2 min read

          Problems with Spatial Navigation Could Indicate Alzheimer’s Years Before Onset

          A new study reports problems with spatial navigation could predict those at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear.
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          Image of a black and white maze.
          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·December 22, 2015·2 min read

          When Preconception Trumps Logic

          Researchers report they can reconstruct our mental visualizations when we navigate our way around a maze.
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          ·March 16, 2018·4 min read

          Why Older People Might Lose Their Way

          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.
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          This shows a diagram of the cells
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·August 2, 2019·6 min read

          Knowing where the center of a space is helps inform spatial awareness

          The postrhinal cortex of rats contains three types of spatial cells which act together to provide a sense of location and directional orientation.
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          Image shows a brain with map points.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 3, 2016·4 min read

          Brain’s GPS System Tracks Location While at Rest

          A new study fills in major gaps in research about the brain's so-called 'GPS system'.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 11, 2019·5 min read

          Rats in Augmented Reality Help Show How the Brain Determines Location

          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.
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          This shows grid cell diagrams.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·April 16, 2015·5 min read

          Grid Cells Help Mice Mentally Map Their Location in the Dark

          Researchers discover grid cells can help mice to effectively map their location in the dark.
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          This image shows a model of a brain.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 11, 2015·3 min read

          Brain’s GPS System Influenced by Shape of Environment

          Researchers report patters created by grid cells are modified by the shape of the environment.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·January 19, 2017·5 min read

          Excess Tau Protein Damages Brain’s GPS For Alzheimer’s Patients

          The spatial dissociation in Alzheimer's disease that causes people to wander may be a result of tau accumulation in the entorhinal cortex's grid cells, a new study reports.
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          Image shows the virtual reality environment.
          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·April 13, 2017·5 min read

          Human Cognitive Map Scales According to Surroundings

          A new study investigates how we are able to assess new locations and become orientated with the help of visual cues.
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          This image is a diagram showing the rat's poor ability to remember the location of the platform.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 10, 2014·3 min read

          The Brain’s “Inner GPS” Gets Dismantled

          A new study could help provide new insight into why some people with Alzheimer's disease have problems with their sense of direction.
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          This image shows the researcher helping a student wearing the virtual reality headset.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 11, 2015·6 min read

          Shedding Light on Navigating in the Dark With Virtual Reality

          According to a new study, the brain's internal navigation system works in the same fashion as the grid cell system.
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