Synaptic plasticity forms and functions

JC Magee, C Grienberger - Annual review of neuroscience, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Synaptic plasticity, the activity-dependent change in neuronal connection strength, has long
been considered an important component of learning and memory. Computational and …

Cholinergic modulation of the hippocampal region and memory function

J Haam, JL Yakel - Journal of neurochemistry, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Acetylcholine (AC h) plays an important role in memory function and has been implicated in
aging‐related dementia, in which the impairment of hippocampus‐dependent learning …

[HTML][HTML] Architecture of the entorhinal cortex a review of entorhinal anatomy in rodents with some comparative notes

MP Witter, TP Doan, B Jacobsen, ES Nilssen… - Frontiers in systems …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The entorhinal cortex (EC) is the major input and output structure of the hippocampal
formation, forming the nodal point in cortico-hippocampal circuits. Different division schemes …

Conjunctive input processing drives feature selectivity in hippocampal CA1 neurons

KC Bittner, C Grienberger, SP Vaidya, AD Milstein… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Feature-selective firing allows networks to produce representations of the external and
internal environments. Despite its importance, the mechanisms generating neuronal feature …

Two cortical systems for memory-guided behaviour

C Ranganath, M Ritchey - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Although the perirhinal cortex (PRC), parahippocampal cortex (PHC) and retrosplenial
cortex (RSC) have an essential role in memory, the precise functions of these areas are …

Episodic memory in normal aging and Alzheimer disease: Insights from imaging and behavioral studies

D Tromp, A Dufour, S Lithfous, T Pebayle… - Ageing research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Age-related cognitive changes often include difficulties in retrieving memories, particularly
those that rely on personal experiences within their temporal and spatial contexts (ie …

Over the river, through the woods: cognitive maps in the hippocampus and orbitofrontal cortex

AM Wikenheiser, G Schoenbaum - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
The hippocampus and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) both have important roles in cognitive
processes such as learning, memory and decision making. Nevertheless, research on the …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanisms for pattern completion and pattern separation in the hippocampus

ET Rolls - Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The mechanisms for pattern completion and pattern separation are described in the context
of a theory of hippocampal function in which the hippocampal CA3 system operates as a …

Coherent encoding of subjective spatial position in visual cortex and hippocampus

AB Saleem, EM Diamanti, J Fournier, KD Harris… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
A major role of vision is to guide navigation, and navigation is strongly driven by vision,,–.
Indeed, the brain's visual and navigational systems are known to interact,, and signals …

A computational theory of hippocampal function, and tests of the theory: new developments

RP Kesner, ET Rolls - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The aims of the paper are to update Rolls' quantitative computational theory of hippocampal
function and the predictions it makes about the different subregions (dentate gyrus, CA3 and …