Hippocampal place cells are traditionally thought to represent locations where animals currently are or predict where they are headed. However, new results reveal that place cells also represent distant places that are actively avoided.
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Zheng, C., Colgin, L. A neuronal mechanism for recall of bad events. Nat Neurosci 20, 501–503 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4525
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