Shan Jiang

The postsubiculum as a head-direction cortex The organisation of thalamocortical networks follows a conserved structure. Traditionally, these are divided into primary sensory systems that receive…

Really excited to share this Opinion piece we've been working on with fellow head-direction cell geeks @apeyrache.bsky.social @desdemonafricker.bsky.social and (bsky-less?) Andrea Burgalossi! While head-direction cells pop up in many cortical regions, we think that one of them is quite unique (1/8)

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Granularity of thalamic head direction cells Head direction signaling is fundamental for spatial orientation and navigation. The anterodorsal nucleus of the thalamus (ADn) contains a high density of head direction (HD) cells that process sensori...

*New preprint from the lab* – “Granularity of thalamic head direction cells”
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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First spring hippocampus conference in Verona! Great experience with interesting talks and meeting amazing people there;)

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First paper from my DPhil research project;)

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The dorsal thalamic lateral geniculate nucleus is required for visual control of head direction cell firing direction in rats Abstract figure legend Head direction cells in the rodent postsubiculum (PoS) are oriented by environmental visual cues, assessed in the laboratory using a cue-controlled environment. We investigated....

Pleased to say our study led by James Street
showing a requirement for the LGN pathway for visual landmark control of head direction cells is now published! physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

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Pleased to share our #neuroscience preprint on how tau pathology affects head direction cells of the anterodorsal thalamus and induces disorientation, an early sign of #dementia

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