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How the Brain’s Navigation System Shapes Our Visual Experience

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Nau, Matthias, Julian, Joshua B., Doeller, Christian F.·2018·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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We explore the environment not only by navigating, but also by viewing our surroundings with our eyes. Here we review growing evidence that the mammalian hippocampal formation, extensively studied in the context of navigation and memory, mediates a representation of visual space that is stably anchored to the external world. This visual representation puts the hippocampal formation in a central position to guide viewing behavior and to modulate visual processing beyond the medial temporal lobe (MTL). We suggest that vision and navigation share several key computational challenges that are solved by overlapping and potentially common neural systems, making vision an optimal domain to explore whether and how the MTL supports cognitive operations beyond navigation.

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Authors
Nau, M., Julian, J. B., & Doeller, C. F.
Affiliations
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Corresponding author
  • Julian, Joshua B.
  • Doeller, Christian F.
Venue
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-09
Volume
22
Issue
9
Pages
810-825
ISSN
1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2883249085
Cited by
79
References
174
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 1
FWCI
0.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Kavli Foundation
  • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO-MaGW 406-14-114, 024.001.006, NWO-Vidi 452-12- 009, NWO‐Gravitation 024‐001‐006, NWO-Vidi 452-12-009; NWO-Gravitation 024-001-006; NWO-MaGW 406-14-114; NWO-MaGW 406-15-291, NWO-MaGW 406-15-291)
  • Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
  • Norges Forskningsråd
  • H2020 European Research Council (724836)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
hippocampal formation, visual representation of space, visual navigation, visual perception, medial temporal lobe, spatial cognition, viewing behavior, visual processing
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Humans, Visual Perception, Spatial Navigation

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