Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience (KISN)
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience (KISN) is a leading research centre aiming to understand the emergence of high-level brain functions.
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This is a grid cell. Grid cells are located in the brain's enthorinal cortex. They help humans and other mammals find our way. This grid cell is captured by Menno Witter at KISN. -
The grid cells are also known as the brain's GPS. To find your way, you need to know where you are, where you are going, and how to get there. These grid cells are recorded using Neuropixels probes, by Richard Gardner at KISN. -
Grid cells were first discovered in rats! The Moser Group made the discovery in 2005. Grid cells have since been discovered in species as diverse as bats, monkeys and humans. They are part of a navigational system that evolved in the pre-mammal brain hundreds of millions of years ago
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Kavli Leader Team
Edvard Moser
Scientific Director
May-Britt Moser
Scientific Director
Bjarne Foss
Administrative Director
Centres at KISN
Groups at KISN
Moser Group:
Space and memory
Witter Group:
Functional neuranatomy
Roudi Group:
SPINOr: Stat.Phys. of Inference and Network Organization
Whitlock Group:
Cognitive motor function
Kentros Group:
Transgenic investigation of neural circuits
Yaksi Group:
Sensory computations
Navarro Schröder Group:
Vision and navigation
Quattrocolo Group:
Circuit development
