2 papers
q-bio.NC2026
If Grid Cells are the Answer, What is the Question? A Review of Normative Grid Cell Theory
William Dorrell, James C. R. Whittington
For 20 years the beautiful structure in the grid cell code has presented an attractive puzzle: what computation do these representations subserve, and why does it manifest so curio…
q-bio.NC2026
How much neuroscience does a neuroscientist need to know?
James C. R. Whittington, William Dorrell
How much of the brain's learned algorithms depend on the fact it is a brain? We argue: a lot, but surprisingly few details matter. We point to simple biological details -- e.g. non…