Happy Hippo is a Windows-based software designed to train macaque monkeys on a novel auditory search task. In this task, the animal uses a joystick to locate a target in auditory space, receiving a juice reward for correct responses. By performing this task, researchers can investigate how the hippocampus—a brain region critical for memory formation—encodes spatial maps based on sound. This research helps us better understand how multi-modal elements, such as sound and space, are integrated into declarative memories.
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