Head Direction Cells

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Neurons in the brain that fire when an animal's head is facing a specific direction, analogous to the orientation component in Hawkins' theory of reference frames for touch.

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Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #25

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Neurons in the brain that fire when an animal's head is facing a specific direction, analogous to the orientation component in Hawkins' theory of reference frames for touch.