How we know where we are

(Ruhr-University Bochum) Knowing where we are and remembering routes that we've walked are crucial skills for our everyday life. In order to identify neural mechanisms of spatial navigation, RUB researchers headed by Prof. Dr. Nikolai Axmacher, together with colleagues from Bonn, analysed the relevant processes with the aid of an electroencephalography monitored directly in the brain. Thus, they identified the neural signature during learning and remembering of specific spatial locations. Their ...