Martin Seeber
Research at Duke
Brain dynamics of freely moving humans
- Going to #SfN25? Meet my fantastic colleagues at the conference, and if you find yourself near my poster Tuesday afternoon (TT10) come say hi!
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- Thank you, Pierre!
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- Thank you, Zak!
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- Thank you, Klaus!
- 🧠 Our new (NIH funded!) paper reveals how the brain creates internal dynamics during both real- and imagined navigation. We recorded directly from the human hippocampus as participants moved through physical space and when they mentally navigated imagined routes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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View full threadThese findings shed light on the brain waves that help us find our ways, imagine scenarios, and recollect episodic memories. In summary, these neural dynamics may be relevant for supporting experiences that are detached from the here and now.
- A huge shoutout to the fantastic @suthanalab.bsky.social and colleagues who made this study a reality. We're also deeply grateful to our amazing study participants, whose commitment made this research possible.
- The fascinating result? Similar neural patterns emerge in both scenarios! The hippocampal theta oscillations we observed encode spatial information even when we imagine moving along specific spatial routes.
