Neural encoding: the brain's representation of space.
Recent studies have shown that a part of the brain makes use of a grid of equilateral triangles to encode the location of the animal within the local environment.
O'Flanagan
Ruadhan A
RA
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
Stevens
Charles F
CF
D000818:Animals; D018728:Entorhinal Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*