Hippocampal lesions disrupt navigation based on the shape of the environment

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1011-1021

  McGregor, A ^a,b   Hayward, A J ^a,b   Pearce, J M ^a,b   Good, M A ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL LOSS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GEOMETRY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEURONAVIGATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; ESCAPE REACTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; ORIENTATION; RATS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 5144230156     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.118.5.1011     Document Type: Article

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