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Virtual driving leads psychologists to the cells that sense direction in the brain: Path cells

March 26, 2010 by

Psychologists have used implantable electrodes and a first-person driving game to identify the cells of the brain that indicate travel in a clockwise or counterclockwise motion, called "path cells."

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