The postrhinal cortex is not necessary for landmark control in rat head direction cells
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DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22680
Abstract: The rodent postrhinal cortex (POR), homologous to primate areas TH/TF and the human 'parahippocampal place area', has been implicated in processing visual landmark and contextual information about the environment. Head direction (HD) cells are neurons… read more here.
Keywords: landmark; direction; head direction; direction cells ... See more keywords
Avian navigation: Head direction cells in the quail hippocampus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.071
Abstract: Birds are experts in many behaviors akin to those in mammals that are known to involve the hippocampus, yet the avian hippocampus is still poorly understood. A new study finds head-direction cells, but not place… read more here.
Keywords: hippocampus; navigation head; head direction; direction cells ... See more keywords