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How the Brain's Navigation System Shapes Our Visual Experience.

Matthias Nau1, Joshua B Julian1, Christian F Doeller2

  • 1Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Centre for Neural Computation, The Egil and Pauline Braathen and Fred Kavli Centre for Cortical Microcircuits, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; These authors contributed equally to this work.

Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|July 23, 2018
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The mammalian hippocampal formation creates stable visual space representations, crucial for guiding sight and influencing visual processing. This suggests vision and navigation share neural systems for cognitive tasks.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Visual Perception

Background:

  • The hippocampal formation is known for navigation and memory functions.
  • Its role in processing visual information is increasingly recognized.
  • Understanding its contribution to visual space representation is key.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review evidence for the hippocampal formation's role in mediating stable visual space representations.
  • To explore how this visual representation guides viewing behavior and modulates visual processing.
  • To investigate shared computational challenges and neural systems between vision and navigation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing neuroscientific literature.
  • Analysis of studies on hippocampal function in spatial cognition and vision.
Keywords:
grid cellshippocampusmemoryplace cellsreference framevisual constancy

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  • Synthesis of evidence linking visual and navigational processing.

    • Main Results:

    • Growing evidence indicates the hippocampal formation creates visual space representations anchored to the external world.
    • This representation is vital for guiding viewing behavior.
    • The hippocampal formation influences visual processing beyond the medial temporal lobe (MTL).

    Conclusions:

    • The hippocampal formation plays a central role in representing and interacting with visual space.
    • Vision and navigation likely share computational principles and neural substrates.
    • The MTL's cognitive functions may extend significantly beyond navigation, encompassing visual processing.