Hippocampus Love: Action at a Distance and the bridge of Memory, Part 4 with Lynn Nadel

This podcast explores the hippocampus's role in bridging spatial and temporal gaps, particularly its function as a memory system intertwined with space and time perception. Lynn Nadel, a neuroscientist, discusses his paper "The Hippocampal Formation in Action at a Distance," highlighting how the hippocampus enables organisms to act based on distant events and construct cognitive maps. The conversation touches on Kant's philosophy, the concept of action at a distance, and the importance of memory in connecting experiences across time. Nadel argues that the hippocampus allows for the aggregation of information from multiple experiences, facilitating the construction of internal models for adaptive behavior. The discussion also addresses how the brain updates memories to stay aligned with current reality, distinguishing between updating existing memories and creating new ones.