Hippocampal place cells have goal-oriented vector fields during navigation - Nature.com

A vector-based model for flexible navigation in the hippocampus allows animals to optimally navigate to any location in their environment.

Subjects and surgical procedures Subjects were five male Lister hooded rats purchased from Charles River Laboratories and aged between 9 and 12 months at the time of electrophysiological recordings.… [+23024 chars]

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