Head direction cell
= Head direction cell
A <neuron> whose firing varies with the orientation of the head relative to the environment. Preferred direction must be distinguished from gaze direction and self-location. Landmark rotation and cue-removal experiments test the visual anchor of this code.<Head-direction cells recorded from the postsubiculum in freely moving rats. II. Effects of environmental manipulations by Jeffrey S. Taube and others>[Abstract; pp. 436–447, cue-card rotation and removal]{ref}