How the brain computes accurate estimates of our self-motion relative to the world and our
orientation relative to gravity in order to ensure accurate perception and motor control is a …

Objective: To review current knowledge of the perception of verticality, its normal function
and disorders. This is based on an integrative graviceptive input from the vertical …

To successfully navigate the environment, animals depend on their ability to continuously
track their heading direction and speed. Neurons that encode angular head velocity (AHV) …

Roboticists have long drawn inspiration from nature to develop navigation and simultaneous
localization and mapping (SLAM) systems such as RatSLAM. Animals such as birds and …

Spatially selective firing of place cells, grid cells, boundary vector/border cells and head
direction cells constitutes the basic building blocks of a canonical spatial navigation system …

When faced with predatory threats, escape towards shelter is an adaptive action that offers
long-term protection against the attacker. Animals rely on knowledge of safe locations in the …

Place cells are spatially modulated neurons found in the hippocampus that underlie spatial
memory and navigation: how these neurons represent 3D space is crucial for a full …

Many animals use an internal sense of direction to guide their movements through the world.
Neurons selective to head direction are thought to support this directional sense and have …

The brain's evolution and operation are inextricably linked to animal movement, and critical
functions, such as motor control, spatial perception, and navigation, rely on precise …

Despite increasing evidence of its involvement in several key functions of the cerebral
cortex, the vestibular sense rarely enters our consciousness. Indeed, the extent to which …