Three-dimensional spatial selectivity of hippocampal neurons during space flight
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Contact McNaughton, Bruce L.
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Created February 23, 2026
Last update October 15, 2026
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This dataset contains extracellular recordings from hippocampal place cells in three freely moving rats during the Neurolab Space Shuttle mission (STS-90) in April 1998. The experiment investigated whether the hippocampus can maintain stable spatial representations during three-dimensional navigation in microgravity. Rats were implanted with multi-electrode recording arrays and trained to...
Keywords:
hippocampus
place cells
tetrode
spaceflight
microgravity
spatial navigation
Neurolab
STS-90
head direction
three-dimensional navigation
Subject matter:
Hippocampus
CA1 field of hippocampus
Funding information
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award Number: NAG 2-949
National Institutes of Health
- Award Number: NS33471
National Institutes of Health
- Award Number: NS20331
Office of Naval Research
- Award Number: N0014-98-1-0180
Office of Naval Research
- Award Number: N0014-96-1-1082
Related resources
Assets Summary
Approach
electrophysiological approach
behavioral approach
Data StandardRRID:SCR_015242
Neurodata Without Borders (NWB)
Number Of Subjects
3
Variable Measured
ProcessingModule
Units
ElectrodeGroup
Position
SpatialSeries
Measurement Technique
analytical technique
spike sorting technique
surgical technique
behavioral technique
Associated Projects
Neurolab Space Shuttle Mission STS-90