Most behavioral learning in biology is trial and error, but how these learning processes are
influenced by individual brain systems is poorly understood. Here we show that ventral-to …

Exploratory behaviors during learning determine what is studied and when, helping to
optimize subsequent memory performance. To elucidate the cognitive and neural …

A large body of evidence shows that the hippocampus is necessary for successful spatial
navigation. Various studies have shown anatomical and functional differences between the …

Effective navigation requires planning extended routes to remembered goal locations.
Hippocampal place cells have been proposed to have a role in navigational planning, but …

The hippocampus is critical for rapid acquisition of many forms of memory, although the
circuit-level mechanisms through which the hippocampus rapidly consolidates novel …

Distinguishing spatial contexts is likely essential for the well‐known role of the hippocampus
in episodic memory. We studied whether types of hippocampal neural organization thought …

Memory can profoundly influence new learning, presumably because memory optimizes
exploration of to-be-learned material. Although hippocampus and frontoparietal networks …

During real-world (RW) exploration, rodent hippocampal activity shows robust spatial
selectivity, which is hypothesized to be governed largely by distal visual cues, although …

Animals can find a hidden goal in several ways. They might use a cognitive map that
encodes information about the geometric relationship between the goal and two or more …

Spatial navigation requires information about the relationship between current and future
positions. The activity of hippocampal neurons appears to reflect such a relationship …