Ares501 - Mr Green
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It's in fact our own internal GPS system
Or in words of committee
" The sense of
place and the ability to navigate are some of the most fundamental brain
functions. The sense of place gives a perception of the position of the body in the
environment and in relation to surrounding objects. During navigation, it is interlinked
with a sense of distance and direction that is based on the integration of motion and
knowledge of previous positions. We depend on these spatial functions for recognizing
and remembering the environment to find our way.
........
The discoveries of place and grid cells by John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser
present a
paradigm shift in our understanding of how ensembles of specialized cells work
together
to execute higher cognitive functions.
The discoveries have profoundly promoted new research
with grid and place cell systems now found in many mammals, including humans.
Studies of the navigation system have opened new avenues for studying how cognitive processes
are computed in the brain."
So shortly no pool without positioning system 
Personally I have lukewarm feelings about Nobel prize
cos many of greatest minds of our time never got one
and some got it for ....well not so grandeur things
This year is well deserved prize
Cordially
Damjan
This message has been edited by Ares501 on 2014-10-07 15:20:09
Nobel Prize in Medicine & Physiology 2014 awarded to scientists from UK/USA and Norway
Absolutely, as a Life Scientist myself this is always...
The Nobel is a great honor . . .
It's in fact our own internal GPS system