Study suggests how brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces
Place cells are well known to encode individual locations, but new experiments and analysis indicate that stitching together ...
Neuroscience News1d
How the Brain Deciphers Context to Guide Decisions
Research reveals that the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and hippocampus (DH) play distinct roles in resolving ambiguous ...
Neuroscience News1d
How Sleep Shapes Our Brain’s Mental Navigational Maps
A new study reveals how the brain forms cohesive mental maps of spaces and highlights the critical role of sleep in this process.
Knowridge10d
Bats use ‘sound maps’ to navigate long distances, study finds
Imagine being dropped in complete darkness three kilometers from home with only a flashlight to guide you. Could you find ...
EurekAlert!2d
Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces
Place cells are well known to encode individual locations, but new experiments and analysis at MIT indicate that stitching ...