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AUTHOR
Neil Burgess
The hippocampus is required for short-term topographical memory in humans.
The hippocampus plays a crucial role within the neural systems for long-term memory, but little if any role in the short-term retention of some types of stimuli. Nonetheless, the hippocampus may be specialized for allocentric topographical processing, which impacts on short-term memory or even perception. To investigate this we developed performance-matched tests of perception (match-to-sample) and short-term memory (2 s delayed-match-to-sample) for the topography and for the nonspatial aspects of visual scenes. Four patients with focal hippocampal damage and one with more extensive damage, including right parahippocampal gyrus, were tested. All five patients showed impaired topographical m…
The role of Management Effectiveness assessments in understanding the performance of protected areas
Setting aside land for the protection of nature is a key global strategy for halting the current loss of biodiversity. However, the extent to which PAs are safeguarding biodiversity is debated, and there is an increasing understanding that setting aside land for protection is not enough to safeguard biodiversity. Importantly, we also need to understand if and how existing protected areas are maintaining biodiversity and reducing threats as well as understand what management systems, and interventions make protected areas most effective. Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) tools is one of the most widely used methods for assessing the adequacy of management actions and resources a…