The hippocampus and spatial constraints on mental imagery

We review a model of imagery and memory retrieval based on allocentric spatial representation by place cells and boundary vector cells (BVCs) in the medial temporal lobe, and their translation into egocentric images in retrosplenial and parietal areas. In this model, the activity of place cells cons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bird, Chris M., Bisby, James A., Burgess, Neil
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3354615/