New study reveals role of hippocampus in two functions of memory

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For the first time, a new study in rats teases apart the role of the hippocampus in two functions of memory -- one that remembers associations between time, place and what one did, and another that allows one to predict or plan future actions based on past experiences.

For the first time, a Cornell University-led study in rats teases apart the role of the hippocampus in two functions of memory -- one that remembers associations between time, place and what one did, and another that allows one to predict or plan future actions based on past experiences.

Until now, nobody has known how the hippocampus supports these functions and if there was any relationship between the two. The findings have implications for treating Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, where patients experience neural degeneration in the hippocampus as well as memory and navigation problems.

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