Rate My Professor Kate Jeffery

Jeffery's research investigates how the brain constructs cognitive maps of space through the hippocampus and related structures, focusing on place cells, grid cells, head direction cells, and the encoding of complex three-dimensional environments. Her studies explore sensory integration for navigation, sense of place and direction, and links between neural spatial representations and architecture. Notable publications include 'Experience-dependent rescaling of entorhinal grids' (Nature Neuroscience, 2007), 'Anisotropic encoding of three-dimensional space by place cells and grid cells' (Nature Neuroscience, 2011), 'Altered neural odometry in the vertical dimension' (PNAS, 2019), 'The place-cell representation of volumetric space in rats' (Nature Communications, 2020), and 'Irregular distribution of grid cell firing fields in rats exploring a 3D volumetric space' (Nature Neuroscience, 2021). She holds fellowships from the Royal Society of Biology and the Royal Institute of Navigation, where she formerly served as vice-president. Her work has significantly influenced understanding of spatial cognition, with applications to memory disorders and environmental design.