Neurons known as place cells encode spatial information that is needed to guide an animal's movement. Nearly 40 years after these cells were discovered, neuroscience gets a look at their internal dynamics.
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Nitz, D. The inside story on place cells. Nature 461, 889–890 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461889a
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