Hippocampal CA1 activity correlated with the distance to the goal and navigation performance (2017)
Journal Article
Spiers, H. J., Olafsdottir, H. F., & Lever, C. (2018). Hippocampal CA1 activity correlated with the distance to the goal and navigation performance. Hippocampus, 28(9), 644-658. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.22813

Coding the distance to a future goal is an important function of a neural system supporting navigation. While some evidence indicates the hippocampus increases activity with proximity to the goal, others have found activity to decrease with proximity... Read More about Hippocampal CA1 activity correlated with the distance to the goal and navigation performance.

Reconciling the different faces of hippocampal theta: The role of theta oscillations in cognitive, emotional and innate behaviors (2017)
Journal Article
Korotkova, T., Ponomarenko, A., Monaghan, C. K., Poulter, S. L., Cacucci, F., Wills, T., …Lever, C. (2017). Reconciling the different faces of hippocampal theta: The role of theta oscillations in cognitive, emotional and innate behaviors. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 85, 65-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.09.004

The theta oscillation (5–10 Hz) is a prominent behavior-specific brain rhythm. This review summarizes studies showing the multifaceted role of theta rhythm in cognitive functions, including spatial coding, time coding and memory, exploratory locomoti... Read More about Reconciling the different faces of hippocampal theta: The role of theta oscillations in cognitive, emotional and innate behaviors.