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Attractor Dynamics of Spatially Correlated Neural Activity in the Limbic System

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Knierim, James J., Zhang, Kechen·2012·Annual Review of Neuroscience

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Attractor networks are a popular computational construct used to model different brain systems. These networks allow elegant computations that are thought to represent a number of aspects of brain function. Although there is good reason to believe that the brain displays attractor dynamics, it has proven difficult to test experimentally whether any particular attractor architecture resides in any particular brain circuit. We review models and experimental evidence for three systems in the rat brain that are presumed to be components of the rat's navigational and memory system. Head-direction cells have been modeled as a ring attractor, grid cells as a plane attractor, and place cells both as a plane attractor and as a point attractor. Whereas the models have proven to be extremely useful conceptual tools, the experimental evidence in their favor, although intriguing, is still mostly circumstantial.

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Authors: Knierim, J. J., & Zhang, K.
Affiliations: Johns Hopkins University (US)
ORCID: Knierim, James J.
Zhang, Kechen
Venue: Annual Review of Neuroscience
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Published: 2012-07-21
Volume: 35
Issue: 1
Pages: 267-285
ISSN: 0147-006X (ISSN-L)
1545-4126
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-neuro-062111-150351
PMC: PMC5613981
OpenAlex: W2164012213
Cited by: 222
References: 130
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 0.78
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Annual Review of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH079511, MH079511)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS039456, NS-039456)
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: attractor dynamics, attractor networks, limbic system, head direction cells, grid cells, place cells, ring attractor, point attractors, spatial navigation, memory, rat brain
MeSH terms: Animals, Brain, Limbic System, Models, Neurological, Neural Networks, Computer, Nonlinear Dynamics

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