The Hippocampal Engram as a Memory Index
The hippocampus encodes memories for past events, but the nature of the hippocampal code subserving this function remains unclear. A prevailing idea, strongly supported by hippocampal physiology, is the Cognitive Map Theory. In this view, episodic memories are anchored to spatial domains, or allocen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Experimental Neuroscience |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1179069518815942 |