Non-Euclidean geometries for grid cells

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 10:50 in Mathematics & Economics

Grid cells, space-mapping neurons of the entorhinal cortex of rodents, could also work for hyperbolic surfaces. A new study tests a model (a computer simulation) based on mathematical principles, that explains how maps emerge in the brain and shows how these maps adapt to the environment in which the individual develops.

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