On pattern separation in the primate, including human, hippocampus

Computational analysis of the role of the hippocampus in memory

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A computational theory of hippocampal function, and tests of the theory: New developments

Kesner, R. P., & Rolls, E. T. (2015) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.11.009 · Cited by 347 · see citing works

Heidelberg Colloquium on Glassy Dynamics

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The neuronal encoding of information in the brain

Rolls, E. T., & Treves, A. (2011) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2011.08.002 · Cited by 284 · see citing works

Pattern separation, completion, and categorisation in the hippocampus and neocortex

Rolls, E. T. (2016) · Neurobiology of Learning and Memory · doi:10.1016/j.nlm.2015.07.008 · Cited by 234 · cited 1× · see citing works

Object, Space, and Object-Space Representations in the Primate Hippocampus

Rolls, E. T., Xiang, J.-Z., & Franco, L. (2005) · Journal of Neurophysiology · doi:10.1152/jn.01063.2004 · Cited by 145 · see citing works

Reward-Spatial View Representations and Learning in the Primate Hippocampus

Rolls, E. T., & Xiang, J.-Z. (2005) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.1481-05.2005 · Cited by 129 · see citing works

Spatial View Cells in the Primate Hippocampus and Memory Recall

Rolls, E. T., & Xiang, J.-Z. (2006) · Reviews in the Neurosciences · doi:10.1515/revneuro.2006.17.1-2.175 · Cited by 108 · see citing works

The theory of neural networks: The Hebb rule and beyond

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Brain Computations: What and How

Rolls, E. T. (2021) · Cited by 86 · see citing works

No Pattern Separation in the Human Hippocampus

Quiroga, R. Q. (2020) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2020.09.012 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

The Generation of Time in the Hippocampal Memory System

Rolls, E. T., & Mills, P. (2019) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.07.042 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Pattern Separation in the Human Hippocampus: Response to Quiroga

Suthana, N., Ekstrom, A. D., Yassa, M. A., & Stark, C. E. L. (2021) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2021.02.005 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

The hippocampus, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and episodic and semantic memory

Rolls, E. T. (2022) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2022.102334 · Cited by 144 · see citing works

From cognitive maps to spatial schemas

Farzanfar, D., Spiers, H. J., Moscovitch, M., & Rosenbaum, R. S. (2023) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/s41583-022-00655-9 · Cited by 115 · see citing works

Hippocampal spatial view cells for memory and navigation, and their underlying connectivity in humans

Rolls, E. T. (2022) · Hippocampus · doi:10.1002/hipo.23467 · Cited by 82 · see citing works

The effective connectivity of the human hippocampal memory system

Rolls, E. T., Deco, G., Huang, C., & Feng, J. (2021) · Cerebral Cortex · doi:10.1093/cercor/bhab442 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

A theory of hippocampal function: New developments

Rolls, E. T., & Treves, A. (2024) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2024.102636 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Hippocampal storage and recall of neocortical “What”–“Where” representations

Rolls, E. T., Zhang, C., & Feng, J. (2024) · Hippocampus · doi:10.1002/hipo.23636 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Hippocampal spatial view cells, place cells, and concept cells: View representations

Rolls, E. T. (2023) · Hippocampus · doi:10.1002/hipo.23536 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

The memory systems of the human brain and generative artificial intelligence

Rolls, E. T. (2024) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31965 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Hippocampal Discoveries: Spatial View Cells, Connectivity, and Computations for Memory and Navigation, in Primates Including Humans

Rolls, E. T. (2024) · Hippocampus · doi:10.1002/hipo.23666 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Two kinds of memory signals in neurons of the human hippocampus

Urgolites, Z. J., Wixted, J. T., Goldinger, S. D., Papesh, M. H., Treiman, D. M., Squire, L. R., & Steinmetz, P. N. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2115128119 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Executive Function Predicts Older Adults’ Lure Discrimination Difficulties on the Mnemonic Similarity Task

Jensen, A., Karpov, G., Collin, C. A., & Davidson, P. S. R. (2023) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · doi:10.1093/geronb/gbad091 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Exercise to spot the differences: a framework for the effect of exercise on hippocampal pattern separation in humans

Jennen, L., Mazereel, V., Lecei, A., Samaey, C., Vancampfort, D., & van Winkel, R. (2022) · Reviews in the Neurosciences · doi:10.1515/revneuro-2021-0156 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Hippocampal Revolutions

Rolls, E. T. (2025) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106492 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

A Model of Pattern Separation by Single Neurons

Löffler, H., & Gupta, D. S. (2022) · Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncom.2022.858353 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Knowledge mapping of trends and hotspots in the field of exercise and cognition research over the past decade

Zhu, Y.-H., Hu, P., Luo, Y., & Yao, X. (2024) · Aging Clinical and Experimental Research · doi:10.1007/s40520-023-02661-y · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Neuronal allocation and sparse coding of episodic memories in the human hippocampus

Tallman, C. W., Steinmetz, P. N., & Wixted, J. T. (2025) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-025-21967-7 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Still challenging the pattern separation dogma: ‘quiero retruco’

Quiroga, R. Q. (2021) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2021.08.007 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Effects of focal epilepsy and aging on discrimination and reactivation of memoriesPreprint

Tai, X. Y., Sen, A., Masud Husain, B., & Manohar, S. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.05.13.593984

Visual memory for natural scenes

Guo, X., & Bainbridge, W. A. (2024) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-15754-7.00042-0

Exploring the Competitive Relationship of Pattern Separation Training and External Stress on Building Synapses with ABN and it’s Molecular Mechanisms

Wu, S. (2025) · BIO Web of Conferences · doi:10.1051/bioconf/202516601001

The intrinsic excitability of and autophagy protein expression levels in dentate gyrus ensembles regulate fear generalization

Lin, Q., Jin, T., Yang, Y., Hou, X., Chen, R., Ma, L., Liu, X., & Wang, F. (2025) · Neural Regeneration Research · doi:10.4103/nrr.nrr-d-24-01026

Causally probing the role of the human hippocampus in fear discrimination: A precision functional mapping guided TMS study in individuals with post-traumatic stress symptomsPreprint

Webler, R. D., Carrasco, C., Cooper, S., Chen, M., Hunt, C., Hennessy, S., Cao, L., Lam, C., Chiu, A., Differding, C., et al. (2023) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2850235/v1

Dynamic shifts between pattern separation and reinstatement in human CA3 and dentate gyrusPreprint

Gellersen, H. M., Naspi, L., Przygodda, X., Düzel, E., & Berron, D. (2026) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2026.04.24.720552 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Mental Scene and Memory Construction and the Hippocampus

Rolls, E. T. (2026) · Hippocampus · doi:10.1002/hipo.70136

Acute exercise for emotional pattern separation in youth with psychiatric symptoms and childhood adversity: a randomized controlled trial

Mazereel, V., Jennen, L., Vancampfort, D., Qiao, Z., Vansteelandt, K., Dupont, P., Lecei, A., & van Winkel, R. (2026) · Neuroimage Reports · doi:10.1016/j.ynirp.2026.100419

Pattern Separation in the Human Hippocampal CA3 and Dentate Gyrus

Bakker, A., Kirwan, C. B., Miller, M. I., & Stark, C. E. L. (2008) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1152882 · Cited by 1,050 · see citing works

A neural signature of pattern separation in the monkey hippocampus

Sakon, J. J., & SUZUKI, W. A. (2019) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1900804116 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Pattern Separation in the Human Hippocampus: Response to Quiroga

Suthana, N., Ekstrom, A. D., Yassa, M. A., & Stark, C. E. L. (2021) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2021.02.005 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Strong Evidence for Pattern Separation in Human Dentate Gyrus

Berron, D., Schütze, H., Maass, A., Cárdenas‐Blanco, A., Kuijf, H. J., Kumaran, D., & Düzel, E. (2016) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0518-16.2016 · Cited by 273 · see citing works

Computational Pattern Separation Models of Dentate Gyrus Neural Subpopulation in the Hippocampus

Modhej, N., Bastanfard, A., Teshnehlab, M., & Raiesdana, S. (2022) · Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences · doi:10.32598/cjns.4.31.286.1 · Cited by 2 · see citing works