New building blocks for navigation

Nature Neuroscience 20, 131 (2017). doi:10.1038/nn.4480 Author: Jeffrey S Taube Many spatial correlates have been identified that form the neural basis for navigation. Two studies have now uncovered a new cell type: bidirectional cells, which fire when the head is pointing in one of two opposing directions.
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