Doughnut-hungry behavioral tasks
Insightful theoretical and experimental research has shown toroidal representations of entorhinal grid cells working in continuous attractor neural networks. However, this commentary underscores a critical aspect: these toroidal representations do not exist in isolation from the environment within the brain’s neural networks. Instead, they arise as a response to dynamic requirements within the relational context of the task being performed. This view highlights the adaptive nature of these neural representations discussing their emergence based on specific task-related demands rather than as pre-existing, independent neuronal structures.
Authors
- José A. Fernández-León (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7166-9738)
Institutions
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
- Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (AR)
- Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tandil (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Adaptive Behavior
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10597123241287321
- Primary Topic
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas