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Computational functions of the hippocampus: does it encode all episodic memories?

Molecular Psychiatry volume 2, pages 442–445 (1997)Cite this article

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Recent neurophysiological results in animals with hippocampal lesions challenge the notion that the hippocampus is required for encoding all forms of episodic memories.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College, 6207 Gerry Hall, Hanover, 03755, NH, USA

    J S Taube & E J Golob

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Taube, J., Golob, E. Computational functions of the hippocampus: does it encode all episodic memories?. Mol Psychiatry 2, 442–445 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000341

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