# Abstract representations emerge in human hippocampal neurons during inference

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 96 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41586-024-07799-x |
| Corresponding authors | Hristos Courellis, Ueli Rutishauser |
| Institution | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/neuroscience-and-neuropharmacology-research/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41586-024-07799-x](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07799-x)

## Topics

abstract representations · hippocampal neurons · inferential reasoning task · representational geometry · disentangled representations · Single-neuron recording · amygdala · medial frontal cortex · ventral temporal cortex · neurosurgical patients · latent task variables · trial-and-error learning · verbal instructions · task structure learning · cognitive generalization · neural population coding · hippocampus-specific encoding · learning-dependent emergence

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