Development of non-spatial grid-like neural codes tracks inference and intelligence - PubMed
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- Grid-cell-like codes in the entorhinal cortex strengthen with age and reflect schema representations in non-spatial conceptual spaces, aiding inferential reasoning.
- These grid-like codes support the medial prefrontal cortex in encoding distance relationships on a two-dimensional knowledge map.
- New information is integrated into existing grid patterns during assimilation.
- Maturation of non-spatial grid-like neural codes correlates with real-world intelligence measures, particularly reasoning abilities.
- The findings provide a neural mechanism linking Piaget’s theory of cognitive development with cellular representations of cognitive maps.