Current interpretations of hippocampal memory function are blind to the fact that viewing
behaviors are pervasive and complicate the relationships among perception, behavior�…

We currently lack a unified and mechanistic account of how the hippocampus supports a
range of disparate cognitive functions that includes episodic memory, imagining the future�…

In recent years, the field has reached an impasse between models suggesting that the
hippocampus is fundamentally involved in spatial processing and models suggesting that�…

Attention has historically been studied in the context of sensory systems, with the aim of
understanding how information in the environment affects the deployment of attention and�…

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Some argue that hippocampus supports declarative memory, our capacity to recall facts and
events, whereas others view the hippocampus as part of a system dedicated to calculating�…

It has been well established that the hippocampus plays a pivotal role in explicit long-term
recognition memory. However, findings from amnesia, lesion and recording studies with non�…

The hippocampus is the canonical memory system in the brain and is not typically
considered part of the visual system. Yet, it sits atop the ventral visual stream and has been�…

The brain creates a model of the world around us. We can use this representation to
perceive and comprehend what we see at any given moment, but also to vividly re�…

In this review, we will discuss the idea that the hippocampus may be involved in both
memory and perception, contrary to theories that posit functional and neuroanatomical�…