A metric for the cognitive map: found at last? Export

@article{citeulike:430093, abstract = {A network of brain areas collectively represent location, but the underlying nature of this 'cognitive map' has remained elusive. A recent study reports that the activity patterns of some entorhinal cortical neurons form a remarkably regular array of evenly spaced peaks across the surface of the environment. These 'grid cells' might be the basis of a metric used for calculating position, and their discovery could greatly advance our understanding of how navigational computations are performed.}, author = {Jeffery, Kathryn J. and Burgess, Neil}, citeulike-article-id = {430093}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.11.002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VH9-4HMNDH9-1/2/7db175be1310361233c66a7ac1416654}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://journals.ohiolink.edu/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&journal=13646613&issue=v10i0001&article=1_amftcmfal&form=fulltext}, comment = {This could be quite a groundbreaking discovery: it's a literal topographic map in the rat brain.}, doi = {10.1016/j.tics.2005.11.002}, journal = {Trends in Cognitive Sciences}, keywords = {computational\_neuroscience, navigation, neuro}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {1--3}, posted-at = {2006-02-13 20:05:53}, priority = {0}, title = {A metric for the cognitive map: found at last?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.11.002}, volume = {10}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:430093 L3 - citeulike-article-id:430093 N2 - A network of brain areas collectively represent location, but the underlying nature of this 'cognitive map' has remained elusive. A recent study reports that the activity patterns of some entorhinal cortical neurons form a remarkably regular array of evenly spaced peaks across the surface of the environment. These 'grid cells' might be the basis of a metric used for calculating position, and their discovery could greatly advance our understanding of how navigational computations are performed. IS - 1 JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences EP - 3 TI - A metric for the cognitive map: found at last? VL - 10 SP - 1 KW - computational_neuroscience KW - navigation KW - neuro N1 - This could be quite a groundbreaking discovery: it's a literal topographic map in the rat brain. AU - Jeffery, Kathryn AU - Burgess, Neil PY - 2006/01// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.11.002 ER -