Nat Commun May 2023 PMID 37221176

Goal-oriented representations in the human hippocampus during planning and navigation.

Jordan Crivelli-Decker, Alex Clarke, Seongmin A Park, Derek J Huffman, Erie D Boorman, Charan Ranganath

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The discussions reflect a balanced interest, with many users referencing the role of the hippocampus in spatial navigation and memory, such as debates over how place cells relate to human cognition and whether the findings challenge existing models. The tone varies from analytical to skeptical, illustrating both engagement and critical thinking about the article's broader impact and relevance.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the significance of the research, with some expressing skepticism or highlighting uncertainties about the implications.

InterestModerate interest

Participants show a moderate level of curiosity, with mentions of specific concepts like 'cognitive maps' and debates around hippocampus function.

EngagementModerate engagement

Several comments reference specific aspects of the study, including its methodology and relevance, indicating active participation.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions recognize that this research could influence future studies and understanding of human cognition, although the overall tone remains cautiously optimistic.

Abstract in brief

  • The study explores how the human hippocampus supports planning and navigation by creating cognitive maps that represent the structure of physical spaces, tasks, and situations.
  • During planning, the hippocampus shows similar activity patterns across routes that share the same context and goal, indicating it encodes relevant contextual and goal-related information.
  • While navigating, the hippocampus exhibits future-oriented activity related to key decision points, suggesting it actively retrieves and uses goal-specific information to guide actions rather than just passively storing associations.]

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Nature Communications Goal-oriented representations in the human hippocampus during planning and navigation https://t.co/SfE2GyeRv1

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Charan Ranganath
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haha! It's about learning an abstract state space, but not in the sense of a "cognitive map" that is isomorphic w/the task. As we've found with episodic memory and decision-making, hippocampus only seems to encode the minimum that you need to get by pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37221176/

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Charan Ranganath
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@dileeplearning @neuro_kim @criticalneuro @gershbrain @caswellcaswell @behrenstimb @jcrwhittington @dlevenstein @tyrell_turing Preaching to the Choir @dileeplearning! Anyway, the relevance of place cells to human cognition is totally unclear despite the fact that RL folks ignore memory research in favor of rodents. See here for one example where I thought SR would do better: https://t.co/www4U0j25Y

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Charan Ranganath
@charan-neuro.bsky.social · Bluesky

haha! It's about learning an abstract state space, but not in the sense of a "cognitive map" that is isomorphic w/the task. As we've found with episodic memory and decision-making, hippocampus only seems to encode the minimum that you need to get by pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37221176/

Dec 20, 2024 · 4 likes · 1 share View post →
Charan Ranganath
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@dileeplearning @neuro_kim @criticalneuro @gershbrain @caswellcaswell @behrenstimb @jcrwhittington @dlevenstein @tyrell_turing Preaching to the Choir @dileeplearning! Anyway, the relevance of place cells to human cognition is totally unclear despite the fact that RL folks ignore memory research in favor of rodents. See here for one example where I thought SR would do better: https://t.co/www4U0j25Y

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