The neural correlates of navigation beyond the hippocampus

Navigation is a complex cognitive process that is vital for survival. The rodent hippocampus has long been implicated in spatial memory and navigation. Following the discovery of place cells, found in the hippocampus, a variety of other spatially tuned neural correlates of navigation have been found...

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Published inProgress in brain research Vol. 219; pp. 83 - 102
Main Authors Dumont, Julie R, Taube, Jeffrey S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 2015
Subjects
Animals
Cognition - physiology
Hippocampus - cytology
Hippocampus - physiology
Humans
Neurons - physiology
Spatial Navigation - physiology
Spatial orientation
Grid cell
Navigation
Place cell
Angular head velocity
Head direction cell
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ISSN1875-7855
DOI10.1016/bs.pbr.2015.03.004

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Summary:Navigation is a complex cognitive process that is vital for survival. The rodent hippocampus has long been implicated in spatial memory and navigation. Following the discovery of place cells, found in the hippocampus, a variety of other spatially tuned neural correlates of navigation have been found in a widely distributed network that is both anatomically and functionally interconnected with the hippocampus. Angular head velocity, head direction, and grid cells are among some of the additional spatial neural correlates. The importance of these different cells and how they function interdependently to subserve navigation is reviewed below.
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ISSN:1875-7855
DOI:10.1016/bs.pbr.2015.03.004