Researchers at IIT Madras are using computer modelling to understand nerve cells that control spatial navigation and movement in mammals.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) researchers claim this is the first study in the world to report the neural principles of spatial cells in three-dimensional space and can help in unravelling the mechanisms of spatial disorientation associated with neurogenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
The study has also been published in the renowned international journal Nature Communications.