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Egocentric Spatial CodingAllocentric spatial information is generated from and ultimately must be transformed back into an egocentric reference frame in order to guide overt behavior. A key functional cell type believed to be involved in such transformations is the Egocentric Boundary Cell (EBC).
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Allocentric Spatial CodingEnvironments are mapped in an allocentric reference frame through the combination of a variety of different functional cell types throughout the hippocampal formation, including place, head direction, boundary vector and grid cells.
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Oscillatory DynamicsA multitude of different oscillators are present in the brain that organize and synchronize neural activity within and between structures. Theta and ripple oscillations in the hippocampal formation both play a role in allocentric spatial coding and may also be important egocentric spatial coding.
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