Overactive hippocampal activity may explain why some older people have trouble with spatial navigation and learning. Read More
Theta oscillations help the brain remember locations to which a person is trying to navigate. Read More
Brain oscillations may help explain the link between individual neurons and larger scale networks for understanding spatial navigation. Read More
People with mild cognitive impairment who had positive biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in their cerebrospinal fluid performed worse on virtual reality navigation tasks. Virtual reality which incorporates navigational tasks could prove a helpful tool in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease for those at risk. Read More
Sea Hero Quest, a navigation themed cell phone game, is helping researchers to identify those at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Those with a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's perform worse on the spatial navigation tasks in the game, taking more time and less efficient routes to checkpoint goals. Read More
During navigation tasks using a 'smell scape', the entorhinal cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex elicit grid cell-like activity. Read More
A new study sheds light on how memory helps guide spatial navigation. Read More
Researchers have designed and developed a new MEG brain scanner that allows patients to move while undergoing neuroimaging evaluations. Read More
Using a 'smell virtual landscape', researchers discover the mammalian brain can map our surroundings based on smells alone. Read More
Researchers have developed a new maze to help test spatial and navigational memory. The new honeycomb maze is a significant improvement over the standard Morris Water Maze, researchers report. Read More
A new study by Riken researchers reveals how the hippocampus is able to maintain a mental map of both a rat's location and the movements of other rats close by. Read More
Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that appears to support navigation systems used in both linguistic and spatial tasks. Read More
