Context is widely regarded as a major determinant of learning and memory across
numerous domains, including classical and instrumental conditioning, episodic memory …

BACKGROUND Ever since Edward Tolman's proposal that comprehensive cognitive maps
underlie spatial navigation and, more generally, psychological functions, the question of …

The hippocampal-entorhinal system is important for spatial and relational memory tasks. We
formally link these domains, provide a mechanistic understanding of the hippocampal role in …

The'cognitive map'hypothesis proposes that brain builds a unified representation of the
spatial environment to support memory and guide future action. Forty years of …

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Combinatorial optimization problems belong to the non-deterministic polynomial time (NP)-
hard complexity class, and their computational requirements scale exponentially with …

We update complementary learning systems (CLS) theory, which holds that intelligent
agents must possess two learning systems, instantiated in mammalians in neocortex and …

For over a century, the neuron doctrine—which states that the neuron is the structural and
functional unit of the nervous system—has provided a conceptual foundation for …

Short-term memories link events separated in time, such as past sensation and future
actions. Short-term memories are correlated with slow neural dynamics, including selective …

In this paper, the recent progress of synaptic electronics is reviewed. The basics of biological
synaptic plasticity and learning are described. The material properties and electrical …