---
abstract: The present theory suffers from a lack of ecological validation. It is not at all clear why the hypothesized faculties would have evolved and what would be their adaptive value. I argue that hippocampal function can only be understood if the animal is seen in its natural context.
altloc: []
chapter: ~
commentary: ~
commref: ~
confdates: ~
conference: ~
confloc: ~
contact_email: ~
creators_id: []
creators_name:
- family: Crusio
given: Wim E.
honourific: ''
lineage: ''
date: 1997
date_type: published
datestamp: 1998-05-06
department: ~
dir: disk0/00/00/00/28
edit_lock_since: ~
edit_lock_until: ~
edit_lock_user: ~
editors_id: []
editors_name: []
eprint_status: archive
eprintid: 28
fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/text_html.png;/28/1/bbseich.htm
full_text_status: public
importid: ~
institution: ~
isbn: ~
ispublished: pub
issn: ~
item_issues_comment: []
item_issues_count: 0
item_issues_description: []
item_issues_id: []
item_issues_reported_by: []
item_issues_resolved_by: []
item_issues_status: []
item_issues_timestamp: []
item_issues_type: []
keywords: ~
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:53:37
latitude: ~
longitude: ~
metadata_visibility: show
note: ~
number: 4
pagerange: 767-768
pubdom: FALSE
publication: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
publisher: ~
refereed: TRUE
referencetext: ~
relation_type: []
relation_uri: []
reportno: ~
rev_number: 8
series: ~
source: ~
status_changed: 2007-09-12 16:21:56
subjects:
- behav-neuro-sci
succeeds: ~
suggestions: ~
sword_depositor: ~
sword_slug: ~
thesistype: ~
title: The hunting of the hippocampal function
type: journalp
userid: 30
volume: 19