Hippocampal lesions and path integration.
Research on spatial problem-solving over the past two years has linked the hippocampus to path integration, that is, the use of movement-related cues to guide spatial behavior. Path integration may underlie the forms of place learning that are impaired by hippocampal damage. It remains a challenge to determine whether path integration is the central function of the hippocampus or but one of many.
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Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, The University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4. whishaw@hg.uleth.ca
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D000818:Animals; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D013037:Spatial Behavior / Q000502:physiology*