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Place Cells


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Place Cells
A study of the function and physiology of place cells.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages) | 6 sources | APA | 2004 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper studies the function and physiology of the place cells of the CA1 area of the hippocampus. The paper reviews the literature on functional studies of these cells, drawing together the information to present a clear picture of what these cells do and how they do it.

From the Paper:

"Place cells are the hippocampal pyramidal cells and they derive their name from the fact that they only fire when an animal is in the cell's firing field, i.e. in a part of its environment that the cell responds to."

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APA Citation:

Place Cells (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Place-Cells/70377

MLA Citation:

"Place Cells" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Place-Cells/70377>




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