Hippocampus Neurons and Place Cells/Place Field Representation to Provide Path Navigation

Abstract

The hippocampus region may help in the design of a neuro-controller used for path navigation of a robot. The spatial representation of the hippocampus can help provide a spatial mapping of the environment. The representation used is the place cell/place field representation. Place cell represents a population of neurons and place fields provide the spatial mapping of the environment. A place cell fires if the agent is believed to be in the environment for which its respective place field is representing. The hippocampus-inspired neural network model is not only spatially motivated but is also directionally driven. This model will be fully implemented onto an FPGA device to provide autonomy.