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1
Q
Neural mechanisms of local tracking
place cells
A
place cells in the hippocampus fire when you are in specific locations within a given environment
2
Q
Neural mechanisms of local tracking
Grid cells
A
grid ells in the entorhinal cortex fire when you occupy one of the hexagonal grid points within a given environment
3
Q
Neural mechanisms of local tracking
what part of the brain is most involved?
A
the medial temporal lobe
4
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Location tracking
A
basic systems of location tracking are shared across species
