Neural circuits for goal-directed navigation across species
J Basu, K Nagel - Trends in Neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Across species, navigation is crucial for finding both resources and shelter. In vertebrates,
the hippocampus supports memory-guided goal-directed navigation, whereas in arthropods …
the hippocampus supports memory-guided goal-directed navigation, whereas in arthropods …
Inductive biases of neural network modularity in spatial navigation
The brain may have evolved a modular architecture for daily tasks, with circuits featuring
functionally specialized modules that match the task structure. We hypothesize that this …
functionally specialized modules that match the task structure. We hypothesize that this …
Odor-based molecular communications: State-of-the-art, vision, challenges, and frontier directions
Humankind mimics the processes and strategies that nature has perfected and uses them as
a model to address its problems. This has led to a new communication technology …
a model to address its problems. This has led to a new communication technology …
Resha** the discovery of self-assembling peptides with generative AI guided by hybrid deep learning
Supramolecular peptide-based materials have great potential for revolutionizing fields like
nanotechnology and medicine. However, deciphering the intricate sequence-to-assembly …
nanotechnology and medicine. However, deciphering the intricate sequence-to-assembly …
Emergence of belief-like representations through reinforcement learning
To behave adaptively, animals must learn to predict future reward, or value. To do this,
animals are thought to learn reward predictions using reinforcement learning. However, in …
animals are thought to learn reward predictions using reinforcement learning. However, in …
Active anemosensing hypothesis: how flying insects could estimate ambient wind direction through sensory integration and active movement
F van Breugel, R Jewell… - Journal of The Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Estimating the direction of ambient fluid flow is a crucial step during chemical plume tracking
for flying and swimming animals. How animals accomplish this remains an open area of …
for flying and swimming animals. How animals accomplish this remains an open area of …
Wind gates olfaction-driven search states in free flight
For organisms tracking a chemical cue to its source, the motion of their surrounding fluid
provides crucial information for success. Swimming and flying animals engaged in olfaction …
provides crucial information for success. Swimming and flying animals engaged in olfaction …
Olfactory search with finite-state controllers
KVB Verano, E Panizon… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Long-range olfactory search is an extremely difficult task in view of the sparsity of odor
signals that are available to the searcher and the complex encoding of the information about …
signals that are available to the searcher and the complex encoding of the information about …
A virtual rodent predicts the structure of neural activity across behaviors
Animals have exquisite control of their bodies, allowing them to perform a diverse range of
behaviors. How such control is implemented by the brain, however, remains unclear …
behaviors. How such control is implemented by the brain, however, remains unclear …
Wind gates search states in free flight
For any organism tracking a chemical cue to its source, the motion of its surrounding fluid
provides crucial information for success. For both swimming and flying animals engaged in …
provides crucial information for success. For both swimming and flying animals engaged in …