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A hexagonal Fourier model of grid cells.
Hippocampus 2018 September 15
Grid cells in rat medial entorhinal cortex are widely thought to play a major role in spatial behaviour. However, the exact computational role of the population of grid cells is not known. Here we provide a descriptive model, which nonetheless considers biologically feasible mechanisms, whereby the grid cells are viewed as a two-dimensional Fourier basis set, in hexagonal coordinates, with restricted availability of basis functions. With known properties imposed into the model parameters, we demonstrate how various empirical benchmark findings are straight-forward to understand in this model. We also explain how complex computations, inherent in a Fourier model, are feasible in the medial entorhinal cortex with simple mechanisms. We further suggest, based on model experiments, that grid cells may support a form of lossy compression of contextual information, enabling its representation in an efficient manner. In sum, this hexagonal Fourier model suggests how the entire population of grid cells may be modelled in a principled way, incorporates biologically feasible mechanisms and provides a potentially powerful interpretation of the relationship between grid-cell activity and contextual information beyond spatial knowledge. This enables various phenomena to be modelled with relatively simple mechanisms, and leads to novel and testable predictions. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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