Head Direction Cells And The Neural Mechanisms Of Spatial Orientation

by Wiener, Sidney I.

• ISBN13: 9780262232418
• ISBN10: 0262232413
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: MIT PRESS

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword: History of the Discovery of Head Direction Cells	xi
James B. Ranck Jr.
Preface	xv
Overview	xvii
Sidney I. Wiener
Jeffrey S. Taube
Representations of Directional Orientation: Head Direction Cell Properties and Anatomy	1	(110)
Regional Distribution and Variation in the Firing Properties of Head Direction Cells	3	(14)
Patricia E. Sharp
Neuroanatomy of Head Direction Cell Circuits	17	(28)
David A. Hopkins
Head Direction Cell Activity: Landmark Control and Responses in Three Dimensions	45	(24)
Jeffrey S. Taube
How Visual Cues Control Preferred Directions in Head Direction Cells	69	(14)
Michael B. Zugaro
Sidney I. Wiener
Head Direction Signal Generation: Ascending and Descending Information Streams	83	(28)
Joshua P. Bassett
Jeffrey S. Taube
Influence of Vestibular and Motor Cues on Head Direction Cells and Place Cells	111	(90)
Vestibular and Motor Processing for Head Direction Signals	113	(24)
Stefan Glasauer
Self-Motion Cues and Resolving Intermodality Conflicts: Head Direction Cells, Place Cells, and Behavior	137	(26)
Robert W. Stackman
Michael B. Zugaro
Coupling between Head Direction Cells and Place Cells: Influences of Landmarks, Self-Motion, and Intrinsic Circuitry	163	(24)
James J. Knierim
Directional Responses in Place Cells	187	(14)
Nicolas Brunel
Robert U. Muller
Relations Between the Head Direction System, Spatial Orientation, and Behavior	201	(96)
Head Direction Codes in Hippocampal Afferent and Efferent Systems: What Functions Do They Serve?	203	(18)
Sheri J. Y. Mizumori
Corey B. Puryear
Katherine M. Gill
Alex Guazzelli
What Does the Head Direction Cell System Actually Do?	221	(26)
Paul A. Dudchenko
Gary M. Muir
Russell J. Frohardt
Jeffrey S. Taube
Behavioral Studies of Directional Orientation in Developing and Adult Animals	247	(28)
Sidney I. Wiener
Francoise Schenk
Cognitive Deficits Induced by Lesions of Structures Containing Head Direction Cells	275	(22)
John P. Aggleton
Neural Mechanisms of Spatial Orientation in Nonhuman Primates and Humans	297	(112)
Head Direction and Spatial View Cells in Primates, and Brain Mechanisms for Path Integration and Episodic Memory	299	(20)
Edmund T. Rolls
Posterior Cortical Processing of Self-Movement Cues: MSTd's Role in Papez's Circuit for Navigation and Orientation	319	(28)
Charles J. Duffy
William K. Page
Michael T. Froehler
Vestibular, Proprioceptive, and Visual Influences on the Perception of Orientation and Self-Motion in Humans	347	(36)
Isabelle Israel
William H. Warren
Head Direction Control during Active Locomotion in Humans	383	(26)
Halim Hicheur
Stefan Glasauer
Stephane Vieilledent
Alain Berthoz
Theoretical Studies and Neural Network Models of the Head Direction System	409	(62)
Attractor Network Models of Head Direction Cells	411	(22)
David S. Touretzky
Head Direction Cells and Place Cells in Models for Navigation and Robotic Applications	433	(26)
Angelo Arleo
Wulfram Gerstner
Head Direction Cells and Neural Bases of Spatial Orientation: Synthesis and Future Perspectives	459	(12)
Sidney I. Wiener
Contributors	471	(4)
Index	475