Independent coding of connected environments by place cells

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1379-1390

  Paz Villagran V ^a   Save, E ^a   Poucet, B ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Place cells; Rat; Spatial context; Unit recordings

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE NET; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 4544278781     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03570.x     Document Type: Article

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