Concept information
Preferred term
grid cell
Definition
- Neuron in the entorhinal cortex that fires when the animal is in different places. All these positions form a hexagonal grid. The grid cells are thought to make it possible to code a global map of the environment.
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Dong, L. L., & Fiete, I. R. (2024). Grid cells in cognition: Mechanisms and function. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 47, 345–68. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-101323-112047
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Hafting, T., Fyhn, M., Molden, S., Moser, M.-B., & Moser, E. I. (2005). Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex. Nature, 436(7052), 801–806. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03721
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Moser, E., & Moser, M.-B. (2007). Grid cells. Scholarpedia, 2(7), 3394. https://doi.org/10.4249/scholarpedia.3394
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
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cellule de quadrillage
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-J39HHJ6N-2 - • Hafting, T., Fyhn, M., Molden, S., Moser, M.-B., & Moser, E. I. (2005). Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex. Nature, 436(7052), 801–806. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03721
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