Representation of spatial orientation by the intrinsic dynamics of the head-direction cell ensemble: A theory

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2112-2126

  Zhang, Kechen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior thalamus; attractor dynamics; dynamic shift mechanism; head direction cell; postsubiculum; spatial orientation; velocity integration

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; HEAD MOVEMENT; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MODEL; NERVE CELL; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 0029961607     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-06-02112.1996     Document Type: Article

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