The hippocampus and memory: insights from spatial processing

Key Points Damage to the hippocampus in humans can cause profound impairments in long-term episodic memory, but the precise functional contribution of the hippocampus remains the subject of several competing theories. Electrophysiological studies in rodents have characterized the firing properties o...

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Published in:	Nature reviews. Neuroscience Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 182 - 194
Main Authors:	Bird, Chris M., Burgess, Neil
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2008 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Animal Genetics and Genomics Animals Behavioral psychophysiology Behavioral Sciences Biological and medical sciences Biological Techniques Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Electrophysiology Eye and associated structures. Visual pathways and centers. Vision Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hippocampus (Brain) Hippocampus - physiology Humans Memory Memory - physiology Models, Neurological Neurobiology Neurosciences Physiological aspects Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology review-article Semantics Space Perception - physiology Spatial Behavior - physiology Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs United Kingdom Vertebrata Mammalia Central nervous system Rodentia Models Review Imagery Long term Hippocampus Encephalon Spatial memory
ISSN:	1471-003X, 1471-0048, 1471-0048, 1469-3178
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