Hippocampal place fields relevance to learning and memory

Neuropsychological data and animal research suggest that hippocampus play a critical role in episodic learning and memory, and an adaptive role during active navigation. This text evaluates how the study of place-field properties has informed our understanding of the neural mechanisms of hippocampal...

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Main Author: Mizumori, Sheri Jane
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Neuropsychological data and animal research suggest that hippocampus play a critical role in episodic learning and memory, and an adaptive role during active navigation. This text evaluates how the study of place-field properties has informed our understanding of the neural mechanisms of hippocampal-dependent memory
Physical Description:xx, 409 p. col. ill
ISBN:9780199869268
019986926X