Ethanol alters spatial processing of hippocampal place cells: A mechanism for impaired navigation when intoxicated

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 404-407

  Matthews, D B ^a   Simson, P E ^a   Best, P J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Hippocampus; Place Cells; Spatial Processing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029887821     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01660.x     Document Type: Article

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