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Nature Research, Nature Neuroscience, 11(17), p. 1436-1437, 2014
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3841
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A local anchor for the brain's compass
Journal article published in 2014 by
Martin J. Chadwick,
Hugo J. Spiers 
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Abstract
Retrosplenial cortex neurons provide a signal akin to a compass readout. Evidence in humans now demonstrates that these neurons anchor their representations locally, locking to the geometry of a room rather than to the city beyond.