Some thoughts on place cells and the hippocampus.
This commentary addresses five issues related to the functional role of place cells and the hippocampus. 1. Is the cognitive map located in the hippocampus? Not exclusively. 2. Is the hippocampus required for path integration? Not exclusively. 3. Is the hippocampus involved in selecting the appropriate reference frame? Not exclusively. 4. Are all episodic memories encoded by the hippocampus? No. 5. Does the hippocampus use attractor networks? Not exclusively.
Taube
J S
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Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA. jeffrey.taube@dartmouth.edu
D000818:Animals; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology