Navigation requires a sense of direction (‘compass’), which in mammals is thought to be provided by head-direction cells, neurons that discharge when the animal’s head points to a specific azimuth.

There's a GPS in your brain! Your neurons are 3D compasses! Researchers from the Weizmann Institute in Israel have recently published some new findings regarding how brains encode head direction in ...

Imagine trying to predict wind patterns as air flows across a landscape. It's a straightforward task over a flat plain—but ...