You might wonder what mice perched on a circular stage inside a 360-degree virtual-reality dome might have to do with dementia, but studying the way the brain orients and adjusts based on visual ...
New details about how the brain senses orientation might lead to earlier Alzheimer’s detection. A specialized group of brain cells called head direction (HD) cells, serve as the brain’s internal ...
Navigating a busy street, a new city, or even your own home requires more than just memory of landmarks. Deep inside your brain, specialized networks act like a compass, constantly recalibrating so ...