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Head direction cell activity and behavior in a navigation task requiring a cognitive mapping strategy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15219726     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Head direction (HD) cells fire in relation to an animal's directional heading. To examine how these cells may be involved in spatial behavior, HD cells were recorded while animals performed a navigation task requiring the use of a cognitive mapping strategy. Results showed no relationship between performance on the task and the directional stability of the HD cell activity. The HD cell signal, therefore, appears to not always be used by the animal to guide its behavior during all navigation tasks.
Authors:
Gary M Muir; Jeffrey S Taube
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavioural brain research     Volume:  153     ISSN:  0166-4328     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav. Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2004 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-06-28     Completed Date:  2004-09-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8004872     Medline TA:  Behav Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  249-53     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences & Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials / physiology*
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Electrophysiology
Female
Head / physiology*
Hippocampus / cytology*
Maze Learning
Neurons / physiology*
Orientation / physiology*
Rats
Rats, Long-Evans
Space Perception / physiology
Thalamic Nuclei / cytology*,  physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH01286/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH48924/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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