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hippocampal memory indexing theory  

Definition

  • A theory of episodic memory based on the assumption that a memory trace is a representation in the hippocampus of co-occurring activities in the neocortex.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hippocampal Indexing Theory
  • HIT

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Goode, T. D., Tanaka, K. Z., Sahay, A., & McHugh, T. J. (2020). An integrated index: Engrams, place cells, and hippocampal memory. Neuron, 107(5), 805–820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.07.011

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

  • • Teyler, T. J., & DiScenna, P. (1986). The hippocampal memory indexing theory. Behavioral Neuroscience, 100(2), 147–154. https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7044.100.2.147

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

  • • Teyler, T. J., & Rudy, J. W. (2007). The hippocampal indexing theory and episodic memory: Updating the index. Hippocampus, 17(12), 1158–1169. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.20350

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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