Resolving New Memories: A Critical Look at the Dentate Gyrus, Adult Neurogenesis, and Pattern Separation

Neuron

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 589-596

  Aimone, James B ^a   Deng, Wei ^a   Gage, Fred H ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MATURATION; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; DENTATE GYRUS; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PATTERN SEPARATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DENTATE GYRUS; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROGENESIS;

EID: 79956192109     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: 10974199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.05.010     Document Type: Review

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