The role of the hippocampus in goal-directed action is currently unclear; studies investigating this issue have produced contradictory results. Here we reconcile these contradictions by demonstrating that, in rats, goal-directed action relies on the dorsal hippocampus, but only transiently, immediately after initial acquisition. Furthermore, we found that goal-directed action also depends transiently on physical context, suggesting a psychological basis for the hippocampal regulation of goal-directed action control.

中文翻译：

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目标导向的动作暂时取决于背侧海马。

目前尚不清楚海马在定向运动中的作用。研究此问题的研究产生了矛盾的结果。在这里，我们通过证明在大鼠中，目标定向动作依赖于背侧海马，但只是在最初获得后立即进行，来调和这些矛盾。此外，我们发现目标导向的动作也暂时取决于身体情况，这为目标导向动作控制的海马调节提供了心理基础。