Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 671-675.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2014.05.031

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"Inner GPS" in the brain——introduction of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014

Wang Ke, Zhang Ting, Wang Xiaomin   

  1. Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University; Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disorder, Ministry of Education; Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders; Laboratory of Brain Disorders, Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing 100069, China
  • Received:2014-10-11 Online:2014-10-21 Published:2014-10-20

Abstract:

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O'Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain.

Key words: Positioning system, Place cell, Grid cell, Nobel prize in physiology or medicine