The hippocampal CA2 region is essential for social memory

Frederick L. Hitti and Steven A. Siegelbaum ()
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Frederick L. Hitti: Kavli Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University 1051 Riverside Drive
Steven A. Siegelbaum: Kavli Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University 1051 Riverside Drive

Nature, 2014, vol. 508, issue 7494, 88-92

Abstract: CA2 neuron inactivation leads to a severe deficit in social memory, while having little effect on other well-known hippocampal functions such as contextual or spatial memory.

Date: 2014
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