In this Review, we describe the singular success of attractor neural network models in
describing how the brain maintains persistent activity states for working memory, corrects …

Learning and interpreting the structure of the environment is an innate feature of biological
systems, and is integral to guiding flexible behaviors for evolutionary viability. The concept of …

The medial entorhinal cortex is part of a neural system for mapping the position of an
individual within a physical environment. Grid cells, a key component of this system, fire in a …

Two different perspectives have informed efforts to explain the link between the brain and
behaviour. One approach seeks to identify neural circuit elements that carry out specific …

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 …

It is proposed that a cognitive map encoding the relationships between entities in the world
supports flexible behavior, but the majority of the neural evidence for such a system comes …

Humans and animals use mental representations of the spatial structure of the world to
navigate. The classical view is that these representations take the form of Euclidean …

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

Research in Neuroscience, as in many scientific disciplines, is undergoing a renaissance
based on deep learning. Unique to Neuroscience, deep learning models can be used not …

An organism's survival can depend on its ability to recall and navigate to spatial locations
associated with rewards, such as food or a home. Accumulating research has revealed that …