Global structure of new relational knowledge networks is represented in retrosplenial complex, and node-distance in hippocampus
Gordon B. Feld, Pablo Fernández Velasco, Christoffer J. Gahnstrom, Martin Fungisai Gerchen, Qasim Mian, Matthieu Bernard, Mona M. Garvert, Frederic Dick, Hugo J. Spiers
The paper shows that the brain encodes network structure using distinct brain regions, with hippocampus representing shortest-path distances and retrosplenial complex representing global connectivity.
bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience