Biological GPS located in pigeons

GPS neurons found in brains of homing pigeons

source: New Scientist vol 214 no 2863, May 5th 2012 p15

Two researchers from Baylor College, Houston, Texas, have recorded a biological GPS in the brainstem of seven homing pigeons. Le-Qing Wu and David Dickman used electrodes to record brain activity in the pigeons. They found that neurons in a part of the brainstem were especially active when the pigeons were in part of a magnetic field. The neurons are likely to be linked to an internal map in the brain, so operate as a sort of biological GPS.
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