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Distorting the metric fabric of the cognitive map
Grid cells are neurons whose regularly spaced firing fields form apparently symmetric arrays, or grids, that are thought to collectively provide an environment-independent metric framework for the brain's cognitive map of space. However, two recent studies show that grids are naturally distorte...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454779/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25882915 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.04.001 |
| Sumario: | Grid cells are neurons whose regularly spaced firing fields form apparently symmetric arrays, or grids, that are thought to collectively provide an environment-independent metric framework for the brain's cognitive map of space. However, two recent studies show that grids are naturally distorted, revealing greater local environment-specific effects than previously recognized. |
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