APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
The Neural Basis of Magnetoreception in Rodents: A Role for the Head Direction Cell System
- Adam Rosales
Virginia Tech - Jenny Raines
Virginia Tech - Jennifer Marcroft
Dartmouth College - Jeffrey Taube
Dartmouth College - John Phillips
Virginia Tech
Abstract
The head direction cell (HDC) system in the brain is widely understood to be involved in basic spatial navigation, however, we have shown that HDCs are involved in wider scale navigation and are likely the neural correlate to magnetoreception. This unprecedented revelation has implications for spatial research in all fields.
Neuroscience
