Communications Biology (Oct 2021)

Visual stimulus features that elicit activity in object-vector cells

  • Sebastian O. Andersson,
  • Edvard I. Moser,
  • May-Britt Moser

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02727-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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In order to understand more about which object features are the most influential when driving vectorial responses, Andersson et al. use an algorithm to reliably examine object-vector (OV) cells in mice. Their findings suggest that OV cells use visual features as anchoring points, allowing vector-guided navigation to proceed with reference to a wide range of visual landmarks.