How Animals Find Their Way in Space. Experiments and Modeling
Yakov B. Kazanovich, Ivan E. Mysin
Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
Abstract. We describe different components of brain's space representation system, such as place cells, grid cells, time cells, and head-direction cells and review the models that suggest and test neural mechanisms on how this system can be used by an animal during navigation.
Key words: spatial representation system, hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, theta rhythm, phase precession, place cells, grid cells, time cells, head direction cells.