The new findings also suggest that grid patterns may be more prevalent in humans. Human grid cells were found in the entorhinal cortex – same as the rats – but also in the cingulate cortex.

That might be short-term compensation of the reduced grid pattern, but it may also contribute to the development of Alzheimer's dementia in the long term, according to the researchers.

While looking for traces of other vanished kingdoms in the area, Sparavigna discovered a mysterious grid of dots, like pinpricks laid out in the design of a chessboard, that spanned 4.8 miles (8 ...

While looking for traces of other vanished kingdoms in the area, Sparavigna discovered a mysterious grid of dots, like pinpricks laid out in the design of a chessboard, that spanned 4.8 miles (8 ...

The symmetry of the grid pattern and its relationship to the theta rhythm were weaker, especially in presubiculum. Pre- and parasubicular grid cells intermingled with head-direction cells and ...