Grid Cell - wikipedia.org ![rw-book-cover|200x400](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Grid_cell_image_V2.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: **wikipedia.org** - Full Title: Grid Cell - Category: #articles - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_cells ## Highlights - A **grid cell** is a type of [neuron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuron) within the [entorhinal cortex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entorhinal_cortex) that fires at regular intervals as an animal navigates an open area, allowing it to understand its position in space by storing and integrating information about location, distance, and direction.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_cells#cite_note-Hafting2005-1) Grid cells have been found in many animals, including [rats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratory_rat),[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_cells#cite_note-Hafting2005-1) [mice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratory_mouse),[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_cells#cite_note-fyhn2008-2) [bats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat),[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_cells#cite_note-Yartsev2011-3) [monkeys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey#In_experiments),[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_cells#cite_note-Killian2012-4) and humans ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hn73hnh82n9t04dnxj1hsc0k))