Spatial memory
As spatial memory is part of the is memory refers to the already known spatial events represented ( cognitive map ). It thus represents part of the spatial navigation system.
An important part of the spatial memory in the brain is located in the hippocampus . In animal experiments with rats and based on lesion studies it could be shown that the orientation in a familiar environment does not improve when the hippocampus is damaged. In the hippocampus, there are so-called place cells ( Engl. For place cells) that are more active when you are at a particular position in space, regardless of the current view.
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literature
- Epsztein, Jérôme, et al. (2011): Intracellular Determinants of Hippocampal CA1 Place and Silent Cell Activity in a Novel Environment . Neuron, Volume 70, Issue 1, 109-120. ( Web link )