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Head direction cell
| Name: | Head direction cell |
| Description: | Neurons which fire when an animal's head is facing in a particular direction of horizontal plane, regardless of location, behavior or position of body[1] |
| Synonym(s): | Head-direction cell |
| Has role: | Principal neuron role |
| Super-category: | Neuron |
| Id: | nlx_144208 |
| Organism: | Mouse, Adult rat |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
Soma Specific Properties
| Soma Location: | Postsubiculum, Anterior Thalamus, Lateral mammillary nucleus[2] |
References
- ↑ Taube JS et al. (1990) Head-direction cells recorded from the postsubiculum in freely moving rats. I. Description and quantitative analysis. J Neurosci 10: 420-35 PubMed
- ↑ et al. PubMed
Notes
This page uses this default form:Petilla_neuron
Facts about Head direction cellRDF feed
| CurationStatus | graph position temporary + |
| Definition | Neurons which fire when an animal's head is facing in a particular direction of horizontal plane, regardless of location, behavior or position of body |
| EditorialNote | Need to check whether anterior thalamus is a general part of the thalamus, i.e., the anterior part of the thalamus, or whether it means the Anterior_nuclear_group or the anterior nucleus of the thalamus |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Petilla neuron + |
| Has role | Principal neuron role + |
| Id | nlx_144208 + |
| Label | Head direction cell + |
| Located in | Postsubiculum +, Anterior Thalamus +, and Lateral mammillary nucleus + |
| ModifiedDate | 13 March 2012 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Petilla neuron + |
| Species | Mouse +, and Adult rat + |
| SuperCategory | Neuron + |
| Synonym | Head-direction cell + |