Mice Hippocampal Neurons Map Distinct Routes During Shared Spatial Navigation Tasks
Researchers found that mouse hippocampal CA1 neuronal ensembles progressively establish distinct spatial maps to discriminate overlapping foraging and homing paths.
Tag: spatial navigation
Enhanced Secretary Bird Algorithm Improves Three-Dimensional Flight Path Planning in Simulations
Researchers have developed AGMSBOA-3D, an enhanced metaheuristic algorithm that improves safety margins and trajectory smoothness for unmanned aerial vehicles in ...
Digital tools in dementia-friendly spaces show promise, but benefits depend on stage and setting
A systematic review of 76 studies finds that digital technologies in dementia-friendly environments show stage- and context-dependent benefits, with strong ...
Time warps our mental maps: how duration, landmarks and perspective shape navigation
A virtual navigation study of 149 participants found that navigation duration biased distance estimates but not landmark memory or sketch-map ...
Human Brain Signals Could Train the Next Generation of Humanoid Robots
A new perspective in Frontiers in Neurorobotics proposes that humanoid robots could unlock embodiment-dependent neural signals, such as touch and ...
Rat Study Reveals the Thalamic Nucleus Reuniens as an Active Hub in Spatial Learning
New recordings in navigating rats show that spatial learning selectively strengthens information flow from the hippocampus into the thalamic nucleus ...
Epilepsy patients walking a real maze reveal the right hippocampus as the brain’s mapmaker
A real-space navigation study of focal epilepsy patients shows that right hippocampal dysfunction selectively impairs the creation of novel routes, ...
Mouse Brain Study Reveals Shifting Protein Networks During Maze Learning
A new study maps how protein networks in the mouse dorsal striatum reorganize across repeated radial-arm maze training, revealing time-dependent ...
Environment Shape Influences Route Learning and Cognitive Map Formation
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications reveals how the geometry of an environment profoundly influences the way humans learn ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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