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1. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Functional correlates of the lateral and medial entorhinal cortex: objects, path integration and local–global reference frames

   Knierim, Neunuebel and Deshmukh · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2013

   The review argues that the simple 'where' (medial) versus 'what' (lateral) split of entorhinal inputs to the hippocampus needs revising, and proposes a more nuanced model based on reference frames.

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   1. UncheckedThe medial entorhinal cortex is proposed to compute position from self-motion and boundary cues, giving the hippocampus a coordinate system for spatial context.“MEC is proposed to be involved in path integration computations based on a global frame of reference, primarily using internally generated, self-motion cues and external input about environmental boundaries and scenes; it provides the hippocampus with a coordinate system that underlies the spatial…”
   2. UncheckedThe lateral entorhinal cortex is proposed to process individual items and locations in a local frame of reference, supplying the hippocampus with an experience's content.“LEC is proposed to process information about individual items and locations based on a local frame of reference, primarily using external sensory input; it provides the hippocampus with information about the content of an experience.”