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time cell  

Definition

  • Time cells are neurons in the hippocampus that fire at specific moments. Discovered in rats and monkeys.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Kraus, B. J., Robinson II, R. J., White, J. A., Eichenbaum, H., & Hasselmo, M. E. (2013). Hippocampal « time cells »: time versus path integration. Neuron, 78(6), 1090-1101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2013.04.015

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

  • • MacDonald, C. J., Lepage, K. Q., Eden, U. T., & Eichenbaum, H. (2011). Hippocampal "time cells" bridge the gap in memory for discontiguous events. Neuron, 71(4), 737-749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2011.07.012

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

  • • Pastalkova, E., Itskov, V., Amarasingham, A., & Buzsaki, G. (2008). Internally generated cell assembly sequences in the rat hippocampus. Science, 321(5894), 1322-1327. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1159775

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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