FeaturedNeuroscience·April 16, 2015·5 min readGrid Cells Help Mice Mentally Map Their Location in the DarkResearchers discover grid cells can help mice to effectively map their location in the dark.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2018·7 min readHow the Brain Experiences TimeResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2021·5 min readHow the Brain Navigates CitiesResearchers say the brain appears to be wired to calculate not the shortest path, but the "pointiest" path, facing us toward our destination as much as possible.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2020·7 min readHow the Brain Remembers Right Place and Right TimeTwo 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
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2018·4 min readHow the Brain’s Grid System Maps Mental SpacesAn international team of researchers have been able to demonstrate, with electrophysiological evidence, the existence of grid-like activity in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 20, 2016·4 min readHow The Vestibular System Influences NavigationResearchers report the horizontal canals in the vestibular system play a key role in helping us sense our direction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 13, 2017·5 min readHuman Cognitive Map Scales According to SurroundingsA new study investigates how we are able to assess new locations and become orientated with the help of visual cues.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2019·6 min readKnowing where the center of a space is helps inform spatial awarenessThe postrhinal cortex of rats contains three types of spatial cells which act together to provide a sense of location and directional orientation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 9, 2018·7 min readNavigating Our Thoughts: Fundamental Principles of ThinkingResearchers 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
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2016·7 min readNew Insight Into Dementia OnsetResearchers reveal how two parts of the brain's GPS system malfunction in dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2017·3 min readNew Model for the Origin of Grid CellsA new study theorizes the development of grid cells depends upon the synaptic input from place cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 31, 2020·4 min readPeople With Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Have Deficits in NavigatingGrid 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
