peterdoohan.bsky.social @peterdoohan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Both codes came together within theta oscillations, each sweeping from further to closer to the goal, but at a systematic offset 🔄 6/7 171
peterdoohan.bsky.social @peterdoohan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The second was flexible, and useful for evaluating possible futures: a population code for shortest-path distance-to-goal 5/7 140
peterdoohan.bsky.social @peterdoohan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The first resembled an efficient representation of the animals’ current behavioural policy: built from neurons tuned to conjunctions of maze place and movement direction 4/7 141
peterdoohan.bsky.social @peterdoohan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026How do brains plan actions towards goals? To get at this question we studied mice navigating complex mazes as goals changed on every trial 🧵 Work with @thomasakam.bsky.social @behrenstimb.bsky.social @kristorpjensen.bsky.social now on BioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 411846