Are new place representations independent of theta and path integration?
Brandon et al. (2014) show that the formation of place cell representations in new environments is preserved under septal inactivation, and is thus likely independent of the hippocampal theta rhythm and, by implication, the firing of entorhinal grid cells and the process of path integration.
UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, London, WC1N 3AR, UK; UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Robin
R
Hayman
UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, London, WC1N 3AR, UK; UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. Electronic address: n.burgess@ucl.ac.uk.
Neil
N
Burgess
D000818:Animals; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000502:physiology*; D004777:Environment; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D020665:Septum of Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*