Reward-tethered place cells support flexible magnitude coding and remapping in the hippocampus
Nicola Masala, Margaret M. Donahue, Brittney L. Boublil, Gimarie Irizarry‐Martinez, Habiba Abouelatta, Kylee M. Miller, Marta Sabariego, Laura A. Ewell
The paper shows that reward-tethered place cells in the hippocampus adjust their activity when reward magnitude changes, enabling flexible coding and remapping while preserving spatial maps.
bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience