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11 claims from 7 papers

1. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Mapping of a non-spatial dimension by the hippocampal–entorhinal circuit

   Aronov, Nevers and Tank · Nature · 2017

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   1. Unchecked“We found neural representation of the entire behavioural task, including activity that formed discrete firing fields at particular sound frequencies.”

2. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Development of the Spatial Representation System in the Rat

   Langston, Ainge, Couey et al. · Science · 2010

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   1. Unchecked“A neural representation of external space at this early time points to strong innate components for perception of space.”

3. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Influence of boundary removal on the spatial representations of the medial entorhinal cortex

   Savelli, Yoganarasimha and Knierim · Hippocampus · 2008

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   1. Unchecked“A number of cells that resembled classic hippocampal place cells in the small box were revealed to be grid cells in the larger box.”
   2. Unchecked“Remapping of the spatial response in the area corresponding to the small box after the removal of its walls was prominent in most spatially modulated cells.”

4. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Fragmentation of grid cell maps in a multicompartment environment

   Derdikman, Whitlock, Tsao et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2009

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   1. Unchecked“We saw similar discontinuities among place cells in the hippocampus.”
   2. Unchecked“No fragmentation was observed when the rats followed similar trajectories in the absence of internal walls, implying that stereotypic behavior alone cannot explain the compartmentalization.”

5. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Emergence of grid-like representations by training recurrent neural networks to perform spatial localization

   Cueva and Wei · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2018

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   1. Unchecked“Surprisingly, we find that grid-like spatial response patterns emerge in trained networks, along with units that exhibit other spatial correlates, including border cells and band-like cells.”

6. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Framing of grid cells within and beyond navigation boundaries

   Savelli, Luck and Knierim · eLife · 2017

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   1. Unchecked“Although the local, geometric frame of reference often exerted the strongest control over the grids, the remote cues demonstrated a consistent, sometimes dominant, countervailing influence.”

7. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   The mosaic structure of the mammalian cognitive map

   Jeffery · Learning & Behavior · 2024

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   1. Unchecked“The emerging picture is that instead of being a single, unified construct, the map is a mosaic of fragments that are heterogeneous, variably metric, multiply scaled, and sometimes laid on top of each other.”
   2. Unchecked“Important organizing factors within and between fragments include boundaries, context, compass direction, and gravity.”
   3. Unchecked“The map functions not to provide a comprehensive and precise rendering of the environment but rather to support adaptive behavior, tailored to the species and situation.”