William de Cothi

This study shows that subicular neurons encode predictive spatial representations by integrating behavioral biases into the successor representation framework, explaining their diverse activity patterns.

RatInABox generates synthetic locomotion and neural data for studying spatial navigation models in rodents.

The paper shows that theta phase precession enhances memorability of sensory-driven vector fields and persists in memory-dependent fields during retrieval.

This paper demonstrates that spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP) on theta sweeps can rapidly learn a successor representation, explaining hippocampal place cell properties and spatial prediction mechanisms.

The paper compares spatial memory distortions in physical, desktop VR, and HMD VR environments, finding similar model fits across all three despite differences in body-based cues.

This study shows that the rate of transitions in the stable place cell population in the hippocampus matches the rate of perceptual change in the environment.

This paper models place and grid cell firing using a successor representation derived from boundary vector cells to explain spatial navigation in the hippocampus.

This study shows that trapezoidal environments distort human spatial memory, similar to how grid cell patterns are affected in rodents, suggesting a link between grid cells and cognitive functions beyond navigation.

The paper investigates how global economic and cultural factors influence spatial navigation ability across 2.5 million people, finding five clustered groups linked to wealth and gender inequality.