{"id":55219,"date":"2026-03-05T07:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fgu.cas.cz\/?post_type=udalost&p=55219"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:49:49","slug":"how-the-human-brain-navigates-time-and-space","status":"publish","type":"udalost","link":"https:\/\/fgu.cas.cz\/en\/event\/how-the-human-brain-navigates-time-and-space\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Brain Navigates Space and Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The seventeenth public lecture in the series\u00a0The Human Body in Health and Disease<\/em> will present the latest insights into how the human brain processes information about its surroundings, time, and space. The lecture will be given by\u00a0RNDr. David Lev\u010d\u00edk, Ph.D.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Laboratory of Neurophysiology of Memory<\/span><\/a> of IPHYS, and by PhDr. RNDr. Tereza Nekov\u00e1\u0159ov\u00e1, Ph.D., from the National Institute of Mental Health.<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong>\u00a0Grand Hall of the Czech Academy of Sciences, N\u00e1rodn\u00ed 3, Prague 1<\/p>\n

Seat reservations:<\/strong>\u00a0Olga Zimmermannov\u00e1,\u00a0olga.zimmermannova@fgu.cas.cz<\/span><\/a>, tel. +420\u00a0778\u00a0484\u00a0825<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong>
\nFor an organism to navigate its environment, the brain must create internal representations of space. A key role in this process is played by the hippocampus, which organizes relationships between objects and locations into so-called cognitive maps. However, the hippocampus encodes not only space but also time\u2014for example, the sequence of events or the intervals between them. According to one of the newer theories, the\u00a0temporal compression hypothesis<\/em>, the brain can condense temporal information into simplified representations of expected situations. Instead of precisely tracking each individual step in time, it creates a predictive model of what is likely to happen next. It works similarly to how, when driving toward an intersection, the brain already anticipates the need to slow down or stop.
\nThis popular science lecture will explore how the hippocampus helps us navigate an ever-changing world\u2014and what happens when this system fails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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