The hippocampus is required for short-term topographical memory in humans.

The hippocampus plays a crucial role within the neural systems for long-term memory, but little if any role in the short-term retention of some types of stimuli. Nonetheless, the hippocampus may be specialized for allocentric topographical processing, which impacts on short-term memory or even perce...

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Main Authors: Hartley, T, Bird, C, Chan, D, Cipolotti, L, Husain, M, Vargha-Khadem, F, Burgess, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007