The brain can represent behaviorally relevant information through the firing of individual
neurons as well as the coordinated firing of ensembles of neurons. Neurons in the …

The study of the hippocampal code is gaining momentum. While the physiological approach
targets the contribution of individual cells as determined by genetic, biophysical and circuit …

As animals explore an environment, the hippocampus is thought to automatically form and
maintain a place code by combining sensory and self-motion signals. Instead, we observed …

Decision-making requires flexibility to rapidly switch one's actions in response to sensory
stimuli depending on information stored in memory. We identified cortical areas and neural …

During navigation, animals estimate their position using path integration and landmarks,
engaging many brain areas. Whether these areas follow specialized or universal cue …

Medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) supports a wide range of navigational and memory related
behaviors. Well-known experimental results have revealed specialized cell types in MEC …

Minimal experiments, such as head-fixed wheel-running and sleep, offer experimental
advantages but restrict the amount of observable behavior, making it difficult to classify …

Neurons in navigational brain regions provide information about position, orientation, and
speed relative to environmental landmarks. These cells also change their firing patterns …

Animals must monitor continuous variables such as position or head direction. Manifold
attractor networks—which enable a continuum of persistent neuronal states—provide a key …

The representation of distinct spaces by hippocampal place cells has been linked to
changes in their place fields (the locations in the environment where the place cells …