Topic: NMDA receptor activation

The head direction (HD) system functions as the brain's compass system. HD signals are generated based on vestibular inputs that provide information on self-movement. They are combined with signals that permit orientation coding with respect to external landmarks. Lesion studies point to the Presubiculum as a strong candidate for the integration of HD and landmark signals, but the underlying cellular mechanisms remain to be clarified. Here we show that the presubiculum receives HD signals from the anterior thalamic nucleus (ATN) and visual landmark information from the retrosplenial cortex (RS