University of Florida neuroscientist Andrew Maurer, Ph.D., and University of Arizona psychologist Lynn Nadel, Ph.D., highlight the role of the hippocampus in spatial cognition and episodic memory in a new perspective piece published by the journal, Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
“Spatial cognition” is the study of how humans take in and use knowledge of their environment to assess location, get resources and find the way home. “Episodic memory” is the ability to remember personally experienced events linked with a particular time and place.
According to the authors:
“Tracking moment-to-moment change in input and detecting change sufficient to require altering behavior is crucial to survival. In this perspective piece, we discuss how the brain evaluates change over time, focusing on hippocampus and its role in tracking context.”
Read the full announcement on the UF MBI website.
