Neuroscience: What, where, and how wonderful?

Hippocampal place cells represent spatial locations, but it is unclear how they incorporate associations between locations and specific outcomes. A recent study illuminates this issue by showing that place cells in intermediate hippocampus remap their fields following changes in reward.

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Hippocampal place cells represent spatial locations, and a recent study shows that place cells in the intermediate hippocampus remap their fields following changes in reward, shedding light on how they incorporate associations between locations and specific outcomes.