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Nature Neuroscience  6, 546 - 548 (2003)
doi:10.1038/nn0603-546

Aging, spatial behavior and the cognitive map

Emma R Wood1 & Paul A Dudchenko2

1  E.R.W. is in the Division of Neuroscience and Centre for Neuroscience Research, University of Edinburgh, 1 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, Scotland.

2  P.A.D. is in the Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland.

Correspondence should be addressed to Emma R Wood emma.wood@ed.ac.uk
Hippocampal neurons are thought to form a cognitive map of the environment based on multiple cues. A new study shows that young animals switch between cues more easily than aged animals and also perform better on a spatial learning task.

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