Some thoughts on place cells and the hippocampus

This commentary addresses five issues related to the functional role of place cells and the hippocampus. Issue Conclusion 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 selecti...

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Published in:Hippocampus 1999, Vol.9 (4), p.452-457
Main Author: Taube, Jeffrey S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Hippocampus - cytology
Hippocampus - physiology
Memory - physiology
Neurons - physiology
Space Perception - physiology
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Summary:This commentary addresses five issues related to the functional role of place cells and the hippocampus. Issue Conclusion 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 Hippocampus 1999;9:452–457. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:1050-9631
1098-1063
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1063(1999)9:4<452::AID-HIPO11>3.0.CO;2-0