%A Wim E. Crusio %J Behavioral and Brain Sciences %T The hunting of the hippocampal function %X The present theory suffers from a lack of ecological validation. It is not at all clear why the hypothesized faculties would have evolved and what would be their adaptive value. I argue that hippocampal function can only be understood if the animal is seen in its natural context. %N 4 %P 767-768 %V 19 %D 1997 %L cogprints28