Head direction cells and the neural mechanisms of spatial orientation /

Head direction cells -- neurons that fire only when an animal orients its head in a certain direction -- are found in several different brain areas, with different neurons selective for different head orientations; they are influenced by landmarks as well as motor and vestibular information concerni...

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Other Authors:	Wiener, Sidney I., Taube, Jeffrey S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005.
Series:	Bradford Bks.
Subjects:	Space perception. Neurons. Head. NEUROSCIENCE/General Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book