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·April 6, 2020·5 min read

Memory cells that help us interpret new situations identified

Hippocampal neurons that store abstract memories of prior experiences activate when new, but similar events take place.

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·January 30, 2020·6 min read

Brain’s ‘GPS system’ toggles between present and possible future paths in real time

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.

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·November 12, 2019·5 min read

Specific neurons that map memories now identified in the human brain

Neural activity in the entorhinal cortex is correlated with place-based memories. The findings shed new light on how the brain processes spatial memory.

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·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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·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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·November 9, 2018·7 min read

Navigating Our Thoughts: Fundamental Principles of Thinking

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.

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·September 7, 2018·4 min read

Bravery Cells Found in the Hippocampus

OLM cells in the hippocampus play a key role in risk taking behavior and anxiety, researchers report.

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·June 5, 2018·6 min read

Neurons Ripple While Brain Rests to Lock in Memories

Using a model commonly used in machine learning, researchers discover how the brain encodes spatial maps and stores information while at rest.

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·June 4, 2018·4 min read

Gene Linked to Intellectual Ability Affects Memory Replay: Mouse Study

SCN2A, a gene commonly associated with intellectual ability, plays an essential role in memory formation and replay, a new study reports.

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·May 11, 2018·4 min read

Putting Distinct Memories of Similar Events in Their Place

A new study reports, contrary to popular belief, place cells in the dentate gyrus do not remap. Instead, memory discrimination is controlled by increased co-firing of place cells and the neurons that organize which place cells discharge.