Brain cells' role in navigating environment

A new study sheds light on the brain cells that function in establishing one's location and direction. The findings contribute to our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying our abilities to successfully navigate our environment, which may be crucial to dealing with brain damage due to trauma or a stroke and the onset of diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 5, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news