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In freely moving mice navigating a cylindrical arena, retrosplenial cortex (RSC) shows two parallel directional representations, one shifting coherently with platform tuning and one remaining stable.
- Why it matters: Directional and positional coding across 3D curved surfaces is unclear, especially how retrosplenial activity supports medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) spatial codes when visual cues are limited.
- What they did: Using two-photon calcium imaging, the study mapped RSC and MEC direction tuning across sidewall positions and tested darkness effects; it also compared MEC-projecting RSC neurons and applied RSC inhibition.
- The result: RSC inhibition selectively degraded MEC sidewall positional precision and cross-cylinder angular alignment in darkness, implying intact RSC activity supports stable MEC positional coding under limited visual support.
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