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Grid cells map the visual world

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Neuroimaging studies of human entorhinal cortex activity revealed 60-degree spatial periodicity, a hallmark of grid cells, as gaze movements were made throughout the visual field. This activity may serve as a framework for organizing visuospatial memory.

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Fig. 1: Entorhinal grid cells tile the visual world.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Nathaniel J. Killian

  2. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington Medical School and Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Elizabeth A. Buffalo

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Killian, N.J., Buffalo, E.A. Grid cells map the visual world. Nat Neurosci 21, 161–162 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-017-0062-4

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