Mohamady El-Gaby
Postdoctoral Neuroscientist
I'm a Neuroscientist investigating the cellular basis of cognitive maps. I record, manipulate and model neuronal activity in medial prefrontal and hippocampal circuits in rodents learning abstract rules. The aim is to understand, at the cellular level, how abstract cognitive maps form and how they interact with spatial maps in the hippocampus to guide flexible behaviour.
Recent publications
Cognitive maps and schizophrenia
Journal article
Nour MM. et al, (2025), Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 29, 184 - 200
A tale of two algorithms: Structured slots explain prefrontal sequence memory and are unified with hippocampal cognitive maps.
Journal article
Whittington JCR. et al, (2025), Neuron, 113, 321 - 333.e6
A cellular basis for mapping behavioural structure
Journal article
El-Gaby M. et al, (2024), Nature, 636, 671 - 680