Explore the multidisciplinary approach to systems neuroscience in this 26-minute lecture by MIT research scientist Carmen Varela. Delve into the hippocampus's crucial role in forming new memories and encoding spatial information for navigation. Discover how place cells in rat hippocampi encode spatial location during movement. Learn about Dr. Varela's research on the thalamus's function in gating information transfer from the hippocampus to the neocortex. Gain insights into the interconnected network of brain regions involved in long-term memory formation and the potential neural correlates of spatial memory. Examine the importance of interdisciplinarity in studying intelligence and the intersection of AI and neuroscience.