Navigating cognition: Spatial codes for human thinking

The hippocampal formation has long been suggested to underlie both memory formation and spatial navigation. We discuss how neural mechanisms identified in spatial navigation research operate across information domains to support a wide spectrum of cognitive functions. In our framework, place and gri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Jg. 362; H. 6415
Hauptverfasser: Bellmund, Jacob L S, Gärdenfors, Peter, Moser, Edvard I, Doeller, Christian F
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 09.11.2018
Schlagworte:
Animals
Brain Mapping
Cognition - physiology
Hippocampus - physiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Spatial Navigation - physiology
Thinking - physiology
ISSN:1095-9203, 1095-9203
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Zusammenfassung:The hippocampal formation has long been suggested to underlie both memory formation and spatial navigation. We discuss how neural mechanisms identified in spatial navigation research operate across information domains to support a wide spectrum of cognitive functions. In our framework, place and grid cell population codes provide a representational format to map variable dimensions of cognitive spaces. This highly dynamic mapping system enables rapid reorganization of codes through remapping between orthogonal representations across behavioral contexts, yielding a multitude of stable cognitive spaces at different resolutions and hierarchical levels. Action sequences result in trajectories through cognitive space, which can be simulated via sequential coding in the hippocampus. In this way, the spatial representational format of the hippocampal formation has the capacity to support flexible cognition and behavior.
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DOI:10.1126/science.aat6766