EJ447986 TM516559
Title: Memory and the Hippocampus: A Synthesis from Findings with
Rats, Monkeys, and Humans.Author(s): Squire, Larry R.
Source: Psychological Review, v99 n2 p195-231 Apr 1991
Publication Date: 1991
ISSN: 0033-259X
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1992
The role of
the hippocampus in memory function is discussed. Work with rats,
monkeys, and humans largely agrees concerning its function and structure.
The hippocampus is essential for a type of memory designated "declarative,"
the ability to remember that a visual object was presented in a
particular context. (SLD)
Descriptors: Literature Reviews; *Memory; *Neurological Organization;
Neuropsychology; Primatology; Rats; Research Reports; Research Utilization;
Spatial Ability; *Visualization
Identifiers: *Brain Functions; *Hippocampus; Monkeys
