Using strategic movement to calibrate a neural compass: a spiking network for tracking head direction in rats and robots.

The head direction (HD) system in mammals contains neurons that fire to represent the direction the animal is facing in its environment. The ability of these cells to reliably track head direction even after the removal of external sensory cues implies that the HD system is calibrated to function ef...

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Main Authors: Peter Stratton, Michael Milford, Gordon Wyeth, Janet Wiles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3186777?pdf=render