{
  "id": 10650748,
  "title": "Theta sweeps accelerate cognitive map learning by broadcasting information to unvisited regions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/theta-sweeps-accelerate-cognitive-map-learning-by-broadcasting",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.26.754738v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "To support flexible behavior, animals need to learn map like representations of environments from limited experiences, but the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we propose that theta sweeps, a prominent feature in the activities of grid and place cells during active movement, can broadcast acquired sensory information to swept unvisited regions, accelerating cognitive map…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}