Lecture 8.2: Time, Place and Space

Question 1

True or false:

The array of place fields in hippocampus is layed out in a topographic order to map your position in space.

Answer 1

False, it is not in topographic order.

Question 2

Hippocampal neurons that respond as place cells also respond to

Answer 2

sensory stimuli (touch, taste, time)

Question 3

Effect of blocking LTP on place cells

Answer 3

Blocking LTP in place cells does not abolish place cells but rather stops them from adapting to new environments.

Question 4

The sharp-wave activity is important for

Answer 4

transfer of spatial information to cerebral cortex from the hippocampus for consolidation

Question 5

Grid cells are located in the

Answer 5

entorhinal cortex