A place for space and smells

J. N. P. Rawlins ()
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Nature, 1999, vol. 397, issue 6720, 561-563

Abstract: The hippocampus is thought to be essential for learning and memory, but is it a highly specialized memory store for spatial memories, or does it deal with more general memory? A study using rats that learn to associate particular smells with foraging for food indicates that hippocampal neurons fire when the rat detects certain odours, indicating that the hippocampus may have a much broader function than previously thought.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1038/17481

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