When an animal or human moves through a corridor, neuronal spikes occur in the hippocampus - an area of the brain involved in memory formation - in a manner resembling a GPS map. (Tom Whyte/Pexels)
When an animal or human moves through a corridor, neuronal spikes occur in the hippocampus - an area of the brain involved in memory formation - in a manner resembling a GPS map. (Tom Whyte/Pexels) The simple activity of walking through a room jumpstarts the neurons in the human brain. An explosion of electrochemical events or "neuronal spikes" appear at various times during the action. These spikes in activity, otherwise known as action potentials, are electrical impulses that occur when neurons communicate with one another. Researchers have long thought that spike rates are connected to behaviour and memory. When an animal moves through a corridor, neuronal spikes occur in the hippocampus - an area of the brain involved in memory formation - in a manner resembling a GPS map. However, the timing in which these spikes happen, and their connection to events in real time, was thought of as random until it was discovered that these spikes happen with a specific and precise pattern.
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