An essential role of the hippocampal region is to integrate information to compute and update representations. How this transpires is highly debated. Many theories hinge on the integration of self-motion signals and the existence of continuous attractor networks (CAN). CAN models hypothesise that neurons coding for navigational correlates – such as position and direction – receive inputs from cells conjunctively coding for position, direction and self-motion. As yet, such conjunctive coding had not been found in the hippocampal region. Here, we report neurons coding for angular and linear velocity, distributed across the medial entorhinal cortex, the presubiculum and the parasubiculum. These self-motion neurons often conjunctively encoded position and/or direction, yet lacked a structured organisation, calling for the revision of current CAN models. These results offer insights as to how linear/angular speed – derivative in time of position/direction – may allow the updating of spatial representations, possibly uncovering a generalised algorithm to update any representation.

Angular and Linear Speed Cells in the Parahippocampal Circuits / Spalla, D.; Treves, A.; Boccara, C.. - In: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 2041-1723. - 13:(2022), pp. 1-47. [10.1038/s41467-022-29583-z]

Angular and Linear Speed Cells in the Parahippocampal Circuits

Spalla, D.
Formal Analysis
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Treves, A.
Writing – Review & Editing
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2022-01-01

Abstract

An essential role of the hippocampal region is to integrate information to compute and update representations. How this transpires is highly debated. Many theories hinge on the integration of self-motion signals and the existence of continuous attractor networks (CAN). CAN models hypothesise that neurons coding for navigational correlates – such as position and direction – receive inputs from cells conjunctively coding for position, direction and self-motion. As yet, such conjunctive coding had not been found in the hippocampal region. Here, we report neurons coding for angular and linear velocity, distributed across the medial entorhinal cortex, the presubiculum and the parasubiculum. These self-motion neurons often conjunctively encoded position and/or direction, yet lacked a structured organisation, calling for the revision of current CAN models. These results offer insights as to how linear/angular speed – derivative in time of position/direction – may allow the updating of spatial representations, possibly uncovering a generalised algorithm to update any representation.
2022
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47
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29583-z
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.28.428631v1
Spalla, D.; Treves, A.; Boccara, C.
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