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 …

A schema refers to a structured body of prior knowledge that captures common patterns
across related experiences. Schemas have been studied separately in the realms of …

Episodic memory is defined as the ability to recall events in a spatiotemporal context.
Formation of such memories is critically dependent on the hippocampal formation and its …

Concept cells in the human hippocampus encode the meaning conveyed by stimuli over
their perceptual aspects. Here we investigate whether analogous cells in the macaque can …

The ability to recover one's bearings when lost is a skill that is fundamental for spatial
navigation. We review the cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie this ability, with …

Efficient navigation from one place to another is facilitated by the ability to use spatial
boundaries to segment routes into their component parts. Similarly, memory for individual …

While extensive research on the neurophysiology of spatial memory has been carried out in
rodents, memory research in humans had traditionally focused on more abstract, language …

The present study provides a reflection on the agent-based intelligence of urban spatial
environments through the comparison of a formal quantitative approach, ie, space syntax …

Humans and animals use cognitive maps to represent the spatial structure of the
environment. Although these maps are typically conceptualized as extending in an …

Spatial navigation has received much attention from neuroscientists, leading to the
identification of key brain areas and the discovery of numerous spatially selective cells …