Organizing conceptual knowledge in humans with a gridlike code

It has been hypothesized that the brain organizes concepts into a mental map, allowing conceptual relationships to be navigated in a manner similar to that of space. Grid cells use a hexagonally symmetric code to organize spatial representations and are the likely source of a precise hexagonal symme...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 352; no. 6292; pp. 1464 - 1468
Main Authors:	Constantinescu, Alexandra O, O'Reilly, Jill X, Behrens, Timothy E J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 17.06.2016
Subjects:	Adult Brain - cytology Brain - physiology Female Functional Neuroimaging Habits Humans Knowledge Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Neurons - physiology Spatial Navigation - physiology Young Adult
ISSN:	1095-9203
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