The form and function of hippocampal context representations

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-61

  Smith, David M ^a   Bulkin, David A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Hippocampus; Interference; Memory

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERFERENCE; MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEURONS; OPTOGENETICS;

EID: 84893565657     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.01.005     Document Type: Review

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