Spatial correlates of hippocampal unit activity

David S. Olton; Michael P. Branch; Phillip J. Best

doi:10.1016/0014-4886(78)90096-1

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Hippocampal formationHippocampusSpatial memoryNeuroscienceStatisticsAudiologyPsychologyMathematicsMedicineWorking memoryCognition

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Action PotentialsAnimalsChoice BehaviorHippocampusMaleNeuronsRatsSpace Perception

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Year: 1978
Type: article
Volume: 58
Issue: 3
Pages: 387-409
Citations: 312
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                                    David S. Olton, 
                                
                                    Michael P. Branch, 
                                
                                    Phillip J. Best
                                
                            (1978). 
                            Spatial correlates of hippocampal unit activity. 
                            Experimental Neurology
                            , 58
                            (3)
                            , 387-409.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-4886(78)90096-1

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DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(78)90096-1
PMID: 620700

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