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Persistent Impact of Prior Experience on Spatial Learning

Michelle P. Awh, Kenneth W. Latimer, Nan Zhou, Zachary M. Leveroni, Anna G. Poon, Zoe M. Stephens and Jai Y. Yu
eNeuro 16 September 2024, 11 (9) ENEURO.0266-24.2024; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0266-24.2024
Michelle P. Awh
1Neuroscience Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
2Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
3Data Science Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Kenneth W. Latimer
1Neuroscience Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
2Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
4Grossman Center for Quantitative Biology and Human Behavior, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Nan Zhou
5Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
6Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Zachary M. Leveroni
5Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
6Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Anna G. Poon
3Data Science Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Zoe M. Stephens
7University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Jai Y. Yu
1Neuroscience Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
5Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
6Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0266-24.2024
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39284675
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  • Received June 17, 2024
  • Revision received August 7, 2024
  • Accepted August 22, 2024
  • Published online September 16, 2024.
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Copyright © 2024 Awh et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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  1. Michelle P. Awh1,2,3,
  2. Kenneth W. Latimer1,2,4,
  3. Nan Zhou5,6,
  4. Zachary M. Leveroni5,6,
  5. Anna G. Poon3,
  6. Zoe M. Stephens7 and
  7. Jai Y. Yu1,5,6
  1. 1Neuroscience Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  2. 2Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  3. 3Data Science Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  4. 4Grossman Center for Quantitative Biology and Human Behavior, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  5. 5Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  6. 6Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  7. 7University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to Jai Y. Yu at jaiyu{at}uchicago.edu.
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  1. Author contributions: J.Y.Y. designed research; N.Z., Z.M.L., and J.Y.Y. performed research; M.P.A., K.W.L., A.G.P., Z.M.S., and J.Y.Y. analyzed data; M.P.A., K.W.L., N.Z., Z.M.L., Z.M.S., and J.Y.Y. wrote the paper.

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  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This work was supported by the University of Chicago Center for Data and Computing Summer Lab Program (M.P.A., Z.M.S.) and a Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant BRFSG-2021-11 (J.Y.Y.).

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Michelle P. Awh, Kenneth W. Latimer, Nan Zhou, Zachary M. Leveroni, Anna G. Poon, Zoe M. Stephens, Jai Y. Yu
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