Head direction cells and the neural mechanisms of spatial orientation /

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 concerni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wiener, Sidney I., Taube, Jeffrey S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005.
Colección:Bradford Bks.
Temas:
Space perception.
Neurons.
Head.
Orientation.
Cells.
Adaptability (Psychology)
Psychophysiology.
Visual perception.
Nervous system.
Perception.
Anatomy.
Human information processing.
Head Movements
Neurons
Space Perception
Orientation
Cells
Adaptation, Psychological
Psychophysiology
Visual Perception
Nervous System
Movement
Perception
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Anatomy
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Mental Processes
Psychiatry and Psychology
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Phenomena and Processes
Head
Animal Structures
Perception spatiale.
Neurones.
Tête.
Cellules.
Adaptation (Psychologie)
Psychophysiologie.
Perception visuelle.
Système nerveux.
Anatomie.
Traitement de l'information chez l'être humain.
space perception.
visual perception.
anatomy.
PSYCHOLOGY > Physiological Psychology.
Visual perception
Nervous system
Human information processing
Space perception
Orientierung
Nervenzelle
Kognitionswissenschaft
NEUROSCIENCE/General
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Notas:"A Bradford book."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 480 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780262286169
0262286165
1423730828
9781423730828
0262232413
9780262232418
0262293501
9780262293501

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