Table 1.
Discharge properties of place cells from the foragers when the arena was stable and in the stationary and rotating frames during rotation (mean ± SEM)
| Stable | Stationary (paired t-test vs. stable) | Rotating (paired t-test vs. stable, paired t-test vs. stationary) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean rate (AP/s) | 1.82 ± 0.33 | 3.21 ± 0.71 (t13 = 2.08, P = 0.06) | 3.21 ± 0.71 (t13 = 2.08, P = 0.06) |
| (t13 = 0, P = 1.0) | |||
| Proportion of arena | 0.52 ± 0.08 | 0.67 ± 0.06 (t13 = 2.76, P = 0.02) | 0.65 ± 0.07 (t13 = 2.30, P = 0.04) |
| (t13 = 1.67, P = 0.12) | |||
| Patchiness | 3.7 ± 0.89 | 10.2 ± 1.24 (t13 = 4.95, P = 3 × 10−4) | 9.2 ± 1.32 (t13 = 4.64, P = 5 × 10−4) |
| (t13 = 1.36, P = 0.2) | |||
| Coherence | 0.78 ± 0.15 | 0.39 ± 0.08 (t13 = 2.91, P = 0.01) | 0.33 ± 0.08 (t13 = 4.46, P = 6 × 10−4) |
| (t13 = 0.93, P = 0.4) | |||
| Information (bits/AP) | 2.10 ± 0.39 | 1.36 ± 0.22 (t13 = 2.26, P = 0.04) | 1.35 ± 0.20 (t13 = 2.24, P = 0.04) |
| (t13 = 0.16, P = 0.88) |
Comparison of place cells during undirected foraging and navigation.