Cognitive experience alters cortical involvement in navigation decisions
Charlotte Arlt, Roberto Barroso-Luque, Shinichiro Kira, Carissa A. Bruno, Ningjing Xia, Selmaan N. Chettih, Sofia Soares, Noah L. Pettit, Christopher D. Harvey
The paper shows that mice with different cognitive experiences use distinct cortical areas and neural activity patterns for navigation decisions, highlighting past learning as a key factor in determining cortical necessity for decision-making.
eLife · Jun 23, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience