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This shows a person smelling a flower

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·April 22, 2019·5 min read

Brain regions linked to memory and emotion help humans navigate smell

During navigation tasks using a 'smell scape', the entorhinal cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex elicit grid cell-like activity.

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·April 19, 2018·6 min read

Pathway to Spatial Recognition

A new study sheds light on how memory helps guide spatial navigation.

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·March 22, 2018·5 min read

New Brain Scanner Allows Patients to Move Freely For the First Time

Researchers have designed and developed a new MEG brain scanner that allows patients to move while undergoing neuroimaging evaluations.

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·February 27, 2018·3 min read

Brain Can Navigate Based Solely on Smells

Using a 'smell virtual landscape', researchers discover the mammalian brain can map our surroundings based on smells alone.

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·January 25, 2018·4 min read

Honeycomb Maze Offers Significant Improvement Over Current Spatial Navigational Tests

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.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 13, 2018·4 min read

Brain’s GPS Has a Buddy System

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.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 11, 2017·5 min read

How Spatial Navigation Correlates With Language

Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that appears to support navigation systems used in both linguistic and spatial tasks.

Image shows a woman looking at a map.

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·September 21, 2016·4 min read

Menstrual Cycle Affects Memory and Navigation Skills

Researchers report estrogen and progesterone can affect memory and problem solving.

Image shows a person at a cross roads with signs saying risk and safe.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 27, 2016·3 min read

The Brain’s Super-Sensitivity to Curbs

Researchers have pinpointed the areas of the brain most sensitive to even the tiniest borders.

Image shows the CA1 area of the hippocampus highlighted in a mouse brain.

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·January 18, 2016·5 min read

Cellular Diversity in the Hippocampus

Researchers have discovered an unexpected diversity within CA1 pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus.

Drawing of a person with the brain exposed. They are standing in a field and DNA strands are sprouting like beanstalks.

Featured Neurology

·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.

This image shows the retrosplenial cortex.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 10, 2015·4 min read

Retrosplenial Cortex Plays Important Role in Spatial Mapping and Navigation

A new study reports the retrosplenial cortex appears to play a vital role in navigation and spatial mapping.

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