Editing Place cell (section)

===Pattern separation===
{{See also|Dentate gyrus#Memory}}
Pattern separation is the ability to differentiate one memory from other stored memories.<ref name="Moser-2008" /> Pattern separation begins in the [[dentate gyrus]], a section of the hippocampus involved in memory formation and retrieval.<ref name="Leutgeb-2005">{{Cite journal|last1=Leutgeb|first1=Stefan|last2=Leutgeb|first2=Jill K|last3=Moser|first3=May-Britt|last4=Moser|first4=Edvard I|date=2005-12-01|title=Place cells, spatial maps and the population code for memory|journal=Current Opinion in Neurobiology|series=Motor systems / Neurobiology of behaviour|volume=15|issue=6|pages=738–746|doi=10.1016/j.conb.2005.10.002|pmid=16263261|s2cid=9770011|issn=0959-4388}}</ref> Granule cells in the dentate gyrus process sensory information using [[competitive learning]], and relay a preliminary representation to form place fields.<ref name="Leutgeb-2005" /> Place fields are extremely specific, as they are capable of remapping and adjusting firing rates in response to subtle sensory signal changes. This specificity is critical for pattern separation, as it distinguishes memories from one another.<ref name="Moser-2008" />