Hippocampus: mapping or memory?
The identification of 'place cells' in the hippocampus has suggested a special role for this brain structure in spatial mapping, but other studies have indicated a more general role in memory. New findings on place cells point the way towards a reconciliation of the mapping and memory views.
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Laboratory of Cognitive Neurobiology, Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. hbe@bu.edu
D000818:Animals; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018782:Maze Learning; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D009949:Orientation; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*