Structured and flexible representations in medial-frontal cortex support goal-directed navigation
Peter Thomas Doohan, Kristopher Torp Jensen, Yaqing Chen, Beatriz Godinho, Charles D. G. Burns, Chongyu Qin, Josie L. Emery, Ryan J Cini, Mark E. Walton, Timothy E.J. Behrens, Thomas E. Akam
This study identifies two distinct neural representations in mouse medial frontal cortex during flexible navigation, showing how they encode position and goal distance to guide behavior.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience