| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 480 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Bradford Bks.
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Bradford Bks.
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| Note |
"A Bradford book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Regional distribution and variation in the firing properties of head direction cells / by Patricia E. Sharp -- 2. Neuroanatomy of head direction cell circuits / by David A. Hopkins -- 3. Head direction cell activity : landmark control and responses in three dimensions / by Jeffrey S. Taube -- 4. How visual cues control preferred directions in head direction cells / by Michail B. Zugaro and Sidney I. Wiener -- 5. Head direction signal generation : ascending and descending information streams / by Joshua P. Bassett and Jeffrey S. Taube -- 6. Vestibular and motor processing for head direction signals / by Stefan Glasauer -- 7. Self-motion cues and resolving intermodality conflicts : head direction cells, place cells, and behavior / by Robert W. Stackman and Michail B. Zugaro -- 8. Coupling between head direction cells and place cells : influences of landmarks, self-motion, and intrinsic circuitry / by James J. Knierim -- 9. Directional responses in place cells / by Nicolas Brunel and Robert U. Muller -- 10. Head direction codes in hippocampal afferent and efferent systems : what functions do they serve? / by Sheri J.Y. Mizumori [and others] -- 11. What does the head direction cell system actually do? / by Paul A. Dudchenko [and others] -- 12. Behavioral studies of directional orientation in developing and adult animals / by Sidney I. Wiener and Francoise Schenk -- 13. Cognitive deficits induced by lesions of structures containing head direction cells / by John P. Aggleton -- 14. Head direction and spatial view cells in primates, and brain mechanisms for path integration and episodic memory / by Edmund T. Rolls -- 15. Posterior cortical processing of self-movement cues : MSTd's role in Papez's circuit for navigation and orientation / by Charles J. Duffy, William K. Page, and Michael T. Froehler -- 16. Vestibular, proprioceptive, and visual influences on the perception of orientation and self-motion in humans / by Isabelle Israil and William H. Warren -- 17. Head direction control during active locomotion in humans / by Halim Hicheur [and others] -- 18. Attractor network models of head direction cells / by David S. Touretzky -- 19. Head direction cells and place cells in models for navigation and robotic applications / by Angelo Arleo and Wulfram Gerstner -- 20. Head direction cells and neural bases of spatial orientation : synthesis and future perspectives / by Sidney I. Wiener. |
| Summary |
Head direction cells -- neurons that fire only when an animal orients its head in a certain direction -- are found in several different brain areas, with different neurons selective for different head orientations; they are influenced by landmarks as well as motor and vestibular information concerning how the head moves through space. These properties suggest that head direction cells play an important role in determining orientation in space and in navigation. Moreover, the prominence, strength, and clarity of head direction signals indicate their importance over the course of evolution and suggest that they can serve as a vital key for understanding brain function. This book presents the latest findings on head direction cells in a comprehensive treatment that will be a valuable reference for students and researchers in the cognitive sciences, neuroscience, computational science, and robotics. The book begins by presenting head direction cell properties and an anatomical framework of the head direction system. It then looks at the types of sensory and motor information that control head direction cell firing, covering topics including the integration of diverse signals; the relationship between head direction cell activity and an animal's spatial behavior; and spatial and directional orientation in nonhuman primates and humans. The book concludes with a tutorial demonstrating the implementation of the continuous attractor network, a computational model of head direction cells, and an application of this approach for a navigational system for mobile robots. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Space perception.
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Space perception. |
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Neurons.
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Neurons. |
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Head.
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Head. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wiener, Sidney I.
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Taube, Jeffrey S.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Head direction cells and the neural mechanisms of spatial orientation. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005 0262232413 (DLC) 2004058791 (OCoLC)56491115 |
| ISBN |
9780262286169 (electronic book) |
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0262286165 (electronic book) |
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1423730828 (electronic book) |
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9781423730828 (electronic book) |
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0262232413 |
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9780262232418 |
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