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Hippocampus and memory. Can we have our place and fear it too?

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Theories of hippocampal function are often split into cognitive map theories and relational/episodic memory theories. In this issue of Neuron, show that hippocampal cells respond to the combination of spatial location and conditioned stimuli in a ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003Feb in Journal: Neuron (Language : eng)

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1. Neuron. 2003 Feb;37(3):372-4

Hippocampus and memory. Can we have our place and fear it too?

Knierim JJ

Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, W.M. Keck Center for the Neurobiology of Learningand Memory, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77225, USA.

Theories of hippocampal function are often split into cognitive map theories and relational/episodic memory theories. In this issue of Neuron, show that hippocampal cells respond to the combination of spatial location and conditioned stimuli in a nonspatial fear conditioning task, suggesting a potential bridge between the competing theories of hippocampal function.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
James J	Knierim	JJ

Affiliation: Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, W.M. Keck Center for the Neurobiology of Learningand Memory, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77225, USA.

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Fear - physiology
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