The anterior thalamus provides a subcortical circuit supporting memory and spatial navigation

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jankowski, Maciej M ^a   Ronnqvist, Kim C ^a   Tsanov, Marian ^a   Vann, Seralynne D ^b   Wright, Nicholas F ^b   Erichsen, Jonathan T ^c   Aggleton, John P ^b   O’Mara, Shane M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior thalamus; Head direction cells; Memory; Spatial navigation; Theta rhythm

Indexed keywords

HEAD; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 85010911532     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00045     Document Type: Article

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