Neural Representation of Multiple Spatial Scales
10.16476/j.pibb.2023.0136
- VernacularTitle:多重空间尺度的神经表征
- Author:
Wen-Ya WU
1
;
Liang WANG
1
Author Information
1. CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
spatial scale;
near-scale space;
navigable space;
hippocampal longitudinal axis;
gradient representation
- From:
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics
2024;51(3):590-597
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Spatial environment includes multiple scales, which can be specifically divided into operable near-scale figural space, navigable space consisting of single-viewpoint space and environmental space, and large-scale geographic space. It is very important for human and other animal’s daily life to distinguish the spatial environment at different scales. The representation of spatial scale is related to its corresponding functional requirements. The parietal lobe is responsible for the representation of near-scale space. Navigable spatial representation in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex shows a “coarse to fine” gradient along the posterior to anterior axis. However, the scale representation of abstract social space shows a dichotomy. Future research should focus on temporal dynamics of spatial scale representation and the influence of spatial scale on the format of the cognitive map.
