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1. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Cosine Directional Tuning of Theta Cell Burst Frequencies: Evidence for Spatial Coding by Oscillatory Interference

   Welday, Shlifer, Bloom, Zhang and Blair · Journal of Neuroscience · 2011

   Recording theta cells in freely moving rats, the authors found direction-dependent burst frequencies matching oscillatory interference predictions, and simulations showed how such cells could yield place, grid or border cell firing.

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   1. UncheckedIn recorded rats, theta cell burst frequency varied with the cosine of movement direction, and landmark cues influenced this tuning, as oscillatory interference predicts.“Theta cell burst frequencies varied as the cosine of the rat's movement direction, and this directional tuning was influenced by landmark cues, in agreement with predictions of the oscillatory interference theory.”