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Space and time in the brain

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Nothing is more intuitive, yet more complex, than the concepts of space and time. In contrast to spacetime in physics, space and time in neuroscience remain separate coordinates to which we attach our observations. Investigators of navigation and memory relate neuronal activity to position, distance, time point, and duration and compare these parameters to units of measuring instruments. Although spatial-temporal sequences of brain activity often correlate with distance and duration measures, these correlations may not correspond to neuronal representations of space or time. Neither instruments nor brains sense space or time. Neuronal activity can be described as a succession of events without resorting to the concepts of space or time. Instead of searching for brain representations of our preconceived ideas, we suggest investigating how brain mechanisms give rise to inferential, model-building explanations.

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Authors
Buzsáki, G., & Llinás, R.
Affiliations
New York University (US)
Corresponding author
Buzsáki, György
Venue
Science
Published
2017-10-27
Volume
358
Issue
6362
Pages
482-485
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2766264103
Cited by
175
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 1
FWCI
1.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (award343774, NS 090583, award343775, NS090526, award343777, NS074015)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (award343773, MH54671)
  • Simons Foundation (award343778)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
Keywords
spatial representation, representation of time, neuronal activity, navigation, memory, model development, inference
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Humans, Neurons, Space Perception, Time Perception, Rats, Memory, Episodic, Spatial Navigation

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