Neural population dynamics and temporal context cells in macaque medial parietal cortex support temporal order memory

Shuzhen Zuo; Chenyu Wang; Lei Wang; Zhiyong Jin; Xufeng Zhou; Ning Su; Jianhua Liu; Thomas J. McHugh; Makoto Kusunoki; Sze Chai Kwok

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003759

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Neural population dynamics and temporal context cells in macaque medial parietal cortex support temporal order memory

Shuzhen Zuo,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (Ministry of Education), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Laboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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Chenyu Wang,

Roles Formal analysis, Visualization

Affiliations Phylo-Cognition Laboratory, Duke Kunshan University - The First People’s Hospital of Kunshan Joint Brain Sciences Laboratory, Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Digital Innovation Research Center, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Lei Wang,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (Ministry of Education), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Institute for Translational Neuroscience of Nantong First People's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Southeast University, Jiangsu, China
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Zhiyong Jin,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (Ministry of Education), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Phylo-Cognition Laboratory, Duke Kunshan University - The First People’s Hospital of Kunshan Joint Brain Sciences Laboratory, Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Digital Innovation Research Center, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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Xufeng Zhou,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (Ministry of Education), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Phylo-Cognition Laboratory, Duke Kunshan University - The First People’s Hospital of Kunshan Joint Brain Sciences Laboratory, Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Digital Innovation Research Center, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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Ning Su,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (Ministry of Education), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Phylo-Cognition Laboratory, Duke Kunshan University - The First People’s Hospital of Kunshan Joint Brain Sciences Laboratory, Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Digital Innovation Research Center, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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Jianhua Liu,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (Ministry of Education), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Phylo-Cognition Laboratory, Duke Kunshan University - The First People’s Hospital of Kunshan Joint Brain Sciences Laboratory, Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Digital Innovation Research Center, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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Thomas J. McHugh,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Laboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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Makoto Kusunoki,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Sze Chai Kwok

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: sze-chai.kwok@st-hughs.oxon.org

Affiliations Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (Ministry of Education), School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Phylo-Cognition Laboratory, Duke Kunshan University - The First People’s Hospital of Kunshan Joint Brain Sciences Laboratory, Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Digital Innovation Research Center, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7439-1193

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Neural population dynamics and temporal context cells in macaque medial parietal cortex support temporal order memory

Shuzhen Zuo,
Chenyu Wang,
Lei Wang,
Zhiyong Jin,
Xufeng Zhou,
Ning Su,
Jianhua Liu,
Thomas J. McHugh,
Makoto Kusunoki,
Sze Chai Kwok

Published: April 17, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003759

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