Hippocampal neurons construct a map of an abstract value space

2021/08/03 by Eric B. Knudsen, Joni D. Wallis · 132 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Biology #Cognition #Cognitive map #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive science #Computer science #Construct (python library) #ENCODE #Encoding (memory) #Gene #Genetics #Hippocampal formation #Hippocampus #Machine learning #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms #Neuroscience #Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research #Place cell #Psychology #Space (punctuation) #Value (mathematics)

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.07.010

published in Cell 184(18), 4640-4650.e10 (Cell Press)

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