Some thoughts on place cells and the hippocampus

This commentary addresses five issues related to the functional role of pla ce cells and the hippocampus. Issue 1. Is the cognitive map located in the hippocampus? 2. Is the hippoca mpus required for path integration? 3. Is the hippocampus involved in selec ting the appropriate reference frame? 4. Are all episodic memories encoded by the hippocampus' 5. Does the hippocampus use attractor networks? Conclusion Not exclusively Not exclusively Not exclusively No Not exclusive ly (C) 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.