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[place cell]
Place cells, also: place neurons, are functionally specialized neurons in the hippocampus CA fields that are involved in creating an internal image or cognitive map of the outside world (O'Keefe, 1976; Muller and Kubie, 1987; Wilson and McNaughton, 1993; Ekstrom et al, 2003; Leutgeb et al, 2005; O'Keefe and Gurgess, 2005; Best et al, 2001; Bures et al, 1997). This internal map provides information about the position of an organism in relation to other objects and thus establishes spatial memory.
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