Virtual driving leads Penn psychologists to the cells that sense direction in the brain: Path cells
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 08:42
in Biology & Nature
Psychologists led by the University of Pennsylvania have used implantable electrodes and a first-person driving game to identify the cells of the brain that indicate travel in a clockwise or counterclockwise motion, called 'path cells.' The study will be published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...