Brain's Internal 'Dial' and Odometer Enable Navigation Without Visual Cues
TL;DR
Scientists have identified a gradient in the hippocampus that responds to familiar and new environments, which could help explain early signs of dementia like Alzheimer's, by revealing how the brain processes spatial novelty and familiarity during navigation.
- Brain scans reveal 'dial' that helps keep us from getting lost Live Science
- A built-in odometer: New study reveals how the brain measures distance Medical Xpress
- Time or distance encoding by hippocampal neurons via heterogeneous ramping rates Nature
- Study Reveals Brain’s Ability to Measure Distance Using Path Integration for Navigation Without Visual Cues geneonline.com
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