Periodic population codes: from a single circular variable to higher dimensions, multiple nested scales, and conceptual spaces
Highlights•Von Mises functions capture tuning of circular sensory, motor and cognitive
variables.•Population vectors (PVs) are ideal decoders for neurons with von Mises …
variables.•Population vectors (PVs) are ideal decoders for neurons with von Mises …
Grid cells and their potential application in AI
J Toy - arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.12068, 2022 - arxiv.org
Since their Nobel Prize winning discovery in 2005, grid cells have been studied extensively
by neuroscientists. Their multi-scale periodic firing rates tiling the environment as the animal …
by neuroscientists. Their multi-scale periodic firing rates tiling the environment as the animal …