Neil Burgess: How your brain tells you where you are

The video explores how the hippocampus, place cells, and grid cells contribute to spatial memory and navigation. It explains how neurons in the hippocampus help us remember locations, like where we parked a car, by forming maps of our environment. The video also discusses how boundaries and path integration influence place cell activity and how similar mechanisms are found in humans. It concludes by suggesting that these neural processes may also play a role in visual imagery and autobiographical memory.

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