Generative replay across hippocampal-neocortical circuits
Cal M. Shearer, Rosalind McDonald-Hill, Mathilde C. C. Guillaumin, Olivia J McGinnis, Vítor Lopes dos Santos, Pavel V. Perestenko, David Dupret, Helen Catharine Barron
The paper shows that generative replay occurs in primary visual cortex during sleep, influenced by hippocampal activity, suggesting a mechanism for building hierarchical generative models for flexible behavior.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience