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Some thoughts on place cells and the hippocampus
Author(s) -
Taube Jeffrey S.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
hippocampus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1098-1063
pISSN - 1050-9631
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-1063(1999)9:4<452::aid-hipo11>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - hippocampus , neuroscience , psychology , episodic memory , cognition
This commentary addresses five issues related to the functional role of place cells and the hippocampus.Issue Conclusion1. 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 exclusivelyHippocampus 1999;9:452–457. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.