Representation of nonspatial and spatial information in the lateral entorhinal cortex

Some theories of memory propose that the hippocampus integrates the individual items and events of experience within a contextual or spatial framework. The hippocampus receives cortical input from two major pathways: the medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) and the lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC). Durin...

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Main Authors: Sachin S Deshmukh, James J Knierim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00069/full