A neuron whose activity is spatially selective for the animal’s own location under specified conditions. Its field can depend on environment, task and sensory context; a visual view and self-location must be disentangled experimentally.
A change in a hippocampal spatial representation across environments or contexts. Models distinguish changes in firing rates, field locations and the relationships among simultaneously recorded units; visual cue changes need not produce one universal kind of response.
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Place cells are specialized neurons found in the hippocampus, a region of the brain that is critical for memory and spatial navigation. These cells play a crucial role in helping an organism understand its environment and navigate through it. Here are some key characteristics of place cells: 1. **Spatial Mapping**: Place cells become active when an animal is in a specific location in its environment, and they fire in relation to that particular place.