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Puhger K, Crestani AP, Diniz CRF, Wiltgen BJ. The hippocampus contributes to retroactive stimulus associations during trace fear conditioning. iScience 2024; 27:109035. [PMID: 38375237 PMCID: PMC10875141 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Binding events that occur at different times are essential for memory formation. In trace fear conditioning, animals associate a tone and footshock despite no temporal overlap. The hippocampus is thought to mediate this learning by maintaining a memory of the tone until shock occurrence, however, evidence for sustained hippocampal tone representations is lacking. Here, we demonstrate a retrospective role for the hippocampus in trace fear conditioning. Bulk calcium imaging revealed sustained increases in CA1 activity after footshock that were not observed after tone termination. Optogenetic silencing of CA1 immediately after footshock impaired subsequent memory. Additionally, footshock increased the number of sharp-wave ripples compared to baseline during conditioning. Therefore, post-shock hippocampal activity likely supports learning by reactivating and linking latent tone and shock representations. These findings highlight an underappreciated function of post-trial hippocampal activity in enabling retroactive temporal associations during new learning, as opposed to persistent maintenance of stimulus representations.
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- Kyle Puhger
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, 135 Young Hall, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, 1544 Newton Court, Davis, CA 95618, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, 1544 Newton Court, Davis, CA 95618, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, 1544 Newton Court, Davis, CA 95618, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, 135 Young Hall, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, 1544 Newton Court, Davis, CA 95618, USA
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Wan J, Ma L, Jiao X, Dong W, Lin J, Qiu Y, Wu W, Liu Q, Chen C, Huang H, Li S, Zheng H, Wu Y. Impaired synaptic plasticity and decreased excitability of hippocampal glutamatergic neurons mediated by BDNF downregulation contribute to cognitive dysfunction in mice induced by repeated neonatal exposure to ketamine. CNS Neurosci Ther 2024; 30:e14604. [PMID: 38332635 PMCID: PMC10853651 DOI: 10.1111/cns.14604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
Abstract
AIM Repeated exposure to ketamine during the neonatal period in mice leads to cognitive impairments in adulthood. These impairments are likely caused by synaptic plasticity and excitability damage. We investigated the precise role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the cognitive impairments induced by repeated ketamine exposure during the neonatal period. METHODS We evaluated the cognitive function of mice using the Morris water maze test and novel object recognition test. Western blotting and immunofluorescence were used to detect the protein levels of BDNF. Western blotting, Golgi-Cox staining, transmission electron microscopy, and long-term potentiation (LTP) recordings were used to assess synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus. The excitability of neurons was evaluated using c-Fos. In the intervention experiment, pAdeno-CaMKIIα-BDNF-mNeuronGreen was injected into the hippocampal CA1 region of mice to increase the level of BDNF. The excitability of neurons was enhanced using a chemogenetic approach. RESULTS Our findings suggest that cognitive impairments in mice repeatedly exposed to ketamine during the neonatal period are associated with downregulated BDNF protein level, synaptic plasticity damage, and decreased excitability of glutamatergic neurons in the hippocampal CA1 region. Furthermore, the specific upregulation of BDNF in glutamatergic neurons of the hippocampal CA1 region and the enhancement of excitability can improve impaired synaptic plasticity and cognitive function in mice. CONCLUSION BDNF downregulation mediates synaptic plasticity and excitability damage, leading to cognitive impairments in adulthood following repeated ketamine exposure during the neonatal period.
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- Jie Wan
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer HospitalChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer HospitalChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer HospitalChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic DrugsXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouChina
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Bai T, Zhan L, Zhang N, Lin F, Saur D, Xu C. Learning-prolonged maintenance of stimulus information in CA1 and subiculum during trace fear conditioning. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112853. [PMID: 37481720 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Temporal associative learning binds discontiguous conditional stimuli (CSs) and unconditional stimuli (USs), possibly by maintaining CS information in the hippocampus after its offset. Yet, how learning regulates such maintenance of CS information in hippocampal circuits remains largely unclear. Using the auditory trace fear conditioning (TFC) paradigm, we identify a projection from the CA1 to the subiculum critical for TFC. Deep-brain calcium imaging shows that the peak of trace activity in the CA1 and subiculum is extended toward the US and that the CS representation during the trace period is enhanced during learning. Interestingly, such plasticity is consolidated only in the CA1, not the subiculum, after training. Moreover, CA1 neurons, but not subiculum neurons, increasingly become active during CS-and-trace and shock periods, respectively, and correlate with CS-evoked fear retrieval afterward. These results indicate that learning dynamically enhances stimulus information maintenance in the CA1-subiculum circuit during learning while storing CS and US memories primarily in the CA1 area.
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- Tao Bai
- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine 2, Technische Universität München, Ismaningerstrasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Technology, Shanghai 201210, China.
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Radostova D, Kuncicka D, Krajcovic B, Hejtmanek L, Petrasek T, Svoboda J, Stuchlik A, Brozka H. Incidental temporal binding in rats: A novel behavioral task. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0274437. [PMID: 37347773 PMCID: PMC10286974 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
Abstract
We designed a behavioral task called One-Trial Trace Escape Reaction (OTTER), in which rats incidentally associate two temporally discontinuous stimuli: a neutral acoustic cue (CS) with an aversive stimulus (US) which occurs two seconds later (CS-2s-US sequence). Rats are first habituated to two similar environmental contexts (A and B), each consisting of an interconnected dark and light chamber. Next, rats experience the CS-2s-US sequence in the dark chamber of one of the contexts (either A or B); the US is terminated immediately after a rat escapes into the light chamber. The CS-2s-US sequence is presented only once to ensure the incidental acquisition of the association. The recall is tested 24 h later when rats are presented with only the CS in the alternate context (B or A), and their behavioral response is observed. Our results show that 59% of the rats responded to the CS by escaping to the light chamber, although they experienced only one CS-2s-US pairing. The OTTER task offers a flexible high throughput tool to study memory acquired incidentally after a single experience. Incidental one-trial acquisition of association between temporally discontinuous events may be one of the essential components of episodic memory formation.
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- Dominika Radostova
- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Sawatani F, Ide K, Takahashi S. The neural representation of time distributed across multiple brain regions differs between implicit and explicit time demands. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2023; 199:107731. [PMID: 36764645 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2023.107731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
Abstract
Animals appear to possess an internal timer during action, based on the passage of time. However, the neural underpinnings of the perception of time, ranging from seconds to minutes, remain unclear. Herein, we considered the neural representation of time based on mounting evidence on the neural correlates of time perception. The passage of time in the brain is represented by two types of neural encoding as follows: (i) the modulation of firing rates in single neurons and (ii) the sequential activity in neural ensembles. Time-dependent neural activity reflects the relative time rather than the absolute time, similar to a clock. They emerge in multiple regions, including the hippocampus, medial and lateral entorhinal cortices, medial prefrontal cortex, and dorsal striatum. Moreover, they involve different brain regions, depending on an implicit or explicit event duration. Thus, the two types of internal timers distributed across multiple brain regions simultaneously engage in time perception, in response to implicit or explicit time demands.
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- Fumiya Sawatani
- Laboratory of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto 610-0394, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto 610-0394, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto 610-0394, Japan.
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Potier M, Maitre M, Leste-Lasserre T, Marsicano G, Chaouloff F, Marighetto A. Age-dependent effects of estradiol on temporal memory: A role for the type 1 cannabinoid receptor? Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023; 148:106002. [PMID: 36521252 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.106002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This study investigated in male mice how age modulates the effects of acute 17β-estradiol (E2) on dorsal CA1 (dCA1)-dependent retention of temporal associations, which are critical for declarative memory. E2 was systemically injected to young (3-4 months old) and aged (22-24 months old) adult mice either (i) 1 h before the acquisition of an auditory trace fear conditioning (TFC) procedure allowing the assessment of temporal memory retention 24 h later or (ii) during in vivo electrophysiological recordings of CA3 to dCA1 synaptic efficacy under anesthesia. In young mice, E2 induced parallel dose-dependent reductions in memory and synaptic efficacy, i.e. an impairment in TFC retention and a long-term (NMDA receptor-dependent) depression of dCA1 synaptic efficacy as assessed by field excitatory postsynaptic potentials. In contrast, E2 tended to improved TFC retention whilst failing to change synaptic efficacy in aged mice. Age-dependent effects of E2 treatment were confirmed by immunohistochemical analyses of TFC acquisition-elicited dCA1 Fos activation. Thus, such an activation was respectively reduced and enhanced in young and aged E2-treated mice, compared to vehicle treatments. Hippocampal mRNA expression of estrogen receptors by RT-PCR analyses revealed an age-related increase in each receptor mRNA expression. In keeping with the key role of the endocannabinoid system in memory processes and CA3 to dCA1 synaptic plasticity, we next examined the role of cannabinoid type 1 receptors (CB1-R) in the aforementioned age-dependent effects of E2. Having confirmed that mRNA expression of CB1-R diminishes with age, we then observed that the deleterious effects of E2 on both memory and synaptic efficacy were both prevented by the CB1-R antagonist Rimonabant whilst being absent in CB1-R knock out mice. This study (i) reveals age-dependent effects of acute E2 on temporal memory and CA3 to dCA1 synaptic efficacy and (ii) suggests a key role of CB1-R in mediating E2 deleterious effects in young adulthood. Aging-related reductions in CB1-R might thus underlie E2 paradoxical effects across age.
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- Mylène Potier
- Pathophysiology of Declarative Memory, INSERM U1215, Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux, France; University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
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- PUMA, INSERM U1215, Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux, France
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- Endocannabinoids & NeuroAdaptation, INSERM U1215, Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux, France; University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Endocannabinoids & NeuroAdaptation, INSERM U1215, Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux, France; University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
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- Pathophysiology of Declarative Memory, INSERM U1215, Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux, France; University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Teghil A, Bonavita A, Procida F, Giove F, Boccia M. Intrinsic hippocampal connectivity is associated with individual differences in retrospective duration processing. Brain Struct Funct 2023; 228:687-695. [PMID: 36695891 PMCID: PMC9944733 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-023-02612-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
The estimation of incidentally encoded durations of time intervals (retrospective duration processing) is thought to rely on the retrieval of contextual information associated with a sequence of events, automatically encoded in medial temporal lobe regions. "Time cells" have been described in the hippocampus (HC), encoding the temporal progression of events and their duration. However, whether the HC supports explicit retrospective duration judgments in humans, and which neural dynamics are involved, is still poorly understood. Here we used resting-state fMRI to test the relation between variations in intrinsic connectivity patterns of the HC, and individual differences in retrospective duration processing, assessed using a novel task involving the presentation of ecological stimuli. Results showed that retrospective duration discrimination performance predicted variations in the intrinsic connectivity of the bilateral HC with the right precentral gyrus; follow-up exploratory analyses suggested a role of the CA1 and CA4/DG subfields in driving the observed pattern. Findings provide insights on neural networks associated with implicit processing of durations in the second range.
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- Alice Teghil
- Department of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy. .,Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy ,Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy ,PhD Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy ,MARBILab, Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy ,Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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Chen B, Wang L, Li X, Shi Z, Duan J, Wei JA, Li C, Pang C, Wang D, Zhang K, Chen H, Na W, Zhang L, So KF, Zhou L, Jiang B, Yuan TF, Qu Y. Celsr2 regulates NMDA receptors and dendritic homeostasis in dorsal CA1 to enable social memory. Mol Psychiatry 2022:10.1038/s41380-022-01664-x. [PMID: 35789199 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01664-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Social recognition and memory are critical for survival. The hippocampus serves as a central neural substrate underlying the dynamic coding and transmission of social information. Yet the molecular mechanisms regulating social memory integrity in hippocampus remain unelucidated. Here we report unexpected roles of Celsr2, an atypical cadherin, in regulating hippocampal synaptic plasticity and social memory in mice. Celsr2-deficient mice exhibited defective social memory, with rather intact levels of sociability. In vivo fiber photometry recordings disclosed decreased neural activity of dorsal CA1 pyramidal neuron in Celsr2 mutants performing social memory task. Celsr2 deficiency led to selective impairment in NMDAR but not AMPAR-mediated synaptic transmission, and to neuronal hypoactivity in dorsal CA1. Those activity changes were accompanied with exuberant apical dendrites and immaturity of spines of CA1 pyramidal neurons. Strikingly, knockdown of Celsr2 in adult hippocampus recapitulated the behavioral and cellular changes observed in knockout mice. Restoring NMDAR transmission or CA1 neuronal activities rescued social memory deficits. Collectively, these results show a critical role of Celsr2 in orchestrating dorsal hippocampal NMDAR function, dendritic and spine homeostasis, and social memory in adulthood.
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- Bailing Chen
- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory for Quality Evaluation of Bulk Herbs of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Ministry of Education), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
- Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Chi CH, Yang FC, Chang YL. Age-related volumetric alterations in hippocampal subiculum region are associated with reduced retention of the “when” memory component. Brain Cogn 2022; 160:105877. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2022.105877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Lin C, Oh MM, Disterhoft JF. Aging-Related Alterations to Persistent Firing in the Lateral Entorhinal Cortex Contribute to Deficits in Temporal Associative Memory. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:838513. [PMID: 35360205 PMCID: PMC8963507 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.838513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
With aging comes a myriad of different disorders, and cognitive decline is one of them. Studies have consistently shown a decline amongst aged subjects in their ability to acquire and maintain temporal associative memory. Defined as the memory of the association between two objects that are separated in time, temporal associative memory is dependent on neocortical structures such as the prefrontal cortex and temporal lobe structures. For this memory to be acquired, a mental trace of the first stimulus is necessary to bridge the temporal gap so the two stimuli can be properly associated. Persistent firing, the ability of the neuron to continue to fire action potentials even after the termination of a triggering stimulus, is one mechanism that is posited to support this mental trace. A recent study demonstrated a decline in persistent firing ability in pyramidal neurons of layer III of the lateral entorhinal cortex with aging, contributing to learning impairments in temporal associative memory acquisition. In this work, we explore the potential ways persistent firing in lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC) III supports temporal associative memory, and how aging may disrupt this mechanism within the temporal lobe system, resulting in impairment in this crucial behavior.
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Namkung H, Thomas KL, Hall J, Sawa A. Parsing neural circuits of fear learning and extinction across basic and clinical neuroscience: Towards better translation. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022; 134:104502. [PMID: 34921863 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Over the past decades, studies of fear learning and extinction have advanced our understanding of the neurobiology of threat and safety learning. Animal studies can provide mechanistic/causal insights into human brain regions and their functional connectivity involved in fear learning and extinction. Findings in humans, conversely, may further enrich our understanding of neural circuits in animals by providing macroscopic insights at the level of brain-wide networks. Nevertheless, there is still much room for improvement in translation between basic and clinical research on fear learning and extinction. Through the lens of neural circuits, in this article, we aim to review the current knowledge of fear learning and extinction in both animals and humans, and to propose strategies to fill in the current knowledge gap for the purpose of enhancing clinical benefits.
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- Ho Namkung
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA; Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA; Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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Al Abed AS, Sellami A, Ducourneau EG, Bouarab C, Marighetto A, Desmedt A. Protocols to Induce, Prevent, and Treat Post-traumatic Stress Disorder-like Memory in Mice: Optogenetics and Behavioral Approaches. Bio Protoc 2021; 11:e4174. [PMID: 34722821 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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One of the cardinal features of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a paradoxical memory alteration including both emotional hypermnesia for salient trauma-related cues and amnesia for the surrounding traumatic context. Interestingly, some clinical studies have suggested that contextual amnesia would causally contribute to the PTSD-related hypermnesia insofar as decontextualized, traumatic memory is prone to be reactivated in contexts that can be very different from the original traumatic context. However, most current animal models of PTSD-related memory focus exclusively on the emotional hypermnesia, i.e., the persistence of a strong fear memory, and do not distinguish normal (adaptive) from pathological (PTSD-like) fear memory, leaving unexplored the hypothetical critical role of contextual amnesia in PTSD-related memory formation, and thus challenging the development of innovative treatments. Having developed the first animal model that precisely recapitulates the two memory components of PTSD in mice (emotional hypermnesia and contextual amnesia), we recently demonstrated that contextual amnesia, induced by optogenetic inhibition of the hippocampus (dorsal CA1), is a causal cognitive process of PTSD-like hypermnesia formation. Moreover, the hippocampus-dependent contextualization of traumatic memory, by optogenetic activation of dCA1 in traumatic condition, prevents PTSD-like hypermnesia formation. Finally, once PTSD-like memory has been formed, the re-contextualization of traumatic memory by its reactivation in the original traumatic context normalizes this pathological fear memory. Revealing the key role of contextual amnesia in PTSD-like memory, this procedure opens a therapeutic perspective based on trauma contextualization and the underlying hippocampal mechanisms.
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- Aline S Al Abed
- University Bordeaux, INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, INSERM, Neurocentre Magendie, U1215, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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Yokose J, Marks WD, Yamamoto N, Ogawa SK, Kitamura T. Entorhinal cortical Island cells regulate temporal association learning with long trace period. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 28:319-328. [PMID: 34400533 PMCID: PMC8372565 DOI: 10.1101/lm.052589.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Temporal association learning (TAL) allows for the linkage of distinct, nonsynchronous events across a period of time. This function is driven by neural interactions in the entorhinal cortical-hippocampal network, especially the neural input from the pyramidal cells in layer III of medial entorhinal cortex (MECIII) to hippocampal CA1 is crucial for TAL. Successful TAL depends on the strength of event stimuli and the duration of the temporal gap between events. Whereas it has been demonstrated that the neural input from pyramidal cells in layer II of MEC, referred to as Island cells, to inhibitory neurons in dorsal hippocampal CA1 controls TAL when the strength of event stimuli is weak, it remains unknown whether Island cells regulate TAL with long trace periods as well. To understand the role of Island cells in regulating the duration of the learnable trace period in TAL, we used Pavlovian trace fear conditioning (TFC) with a 60-sec long trace period (long trace fear conditioning [L-TFC]) coupled with optogenetic and chemogenetic neural activity manipulations as well as cell type-specific neural ablation. We found that ablation of Island cells in MECII partially increases L-TFC performance. Chemogenetic manipulation of Island cells causes differential effectiveness in Island cell activity and leads to a circuit imbalance that disrupts L-TFC. However, optogenetic terminal inhibition of Island cell input to dorsal hippocampal CA1 during the temporal association period allows for long trace intervals to be learned in TFC. These results demonstrate that Island cells have a critical role in regulating the duration of time bridgeable between associated events in TAL.
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- Department of Psychiatry.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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Hata T, Yamashita T, Kamada T. The dorsal hippocampus is required for the formation of long-term duration memories in rats. Eur J Neurosci 2021; 54:4595-4608. [PMID: 34043849 PMCID: PMC8361988 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Interval timing—the perception of durations mainly in seconds or minutes—is a ubiquitous behavior in organisms. Animal studies have suggested that the hippocampus plays an essential role in duration memory; however, the memory processes involved are unclear. To clarify the role of the dorsal hippocampus in the acquisition of long‐term duration memories, we adapted the “time‐shift paradigm” to a peak‐interval procedure. After a sufficient number of training with an initial target duration (20 s), the rats underwent “shift sessions” with a new target duration (40 s) under a muscimol (0.5 µg per side) infusion into the bilateral dorsal hippocampus. The memory of the new target duration was then tested in drug‐free “probe sessions,” including trials in which no lever presses were reinforced. In the probe sessions, the mean response rate distribution of the muscimol group was located leftward to the control group, but these two response rate distributions were superimposed on the standardized time axis, suggesting a scalar property. In the session‐by‐session analysis, the mean peak time (an index of timing accuracy) of the muscimol group was lower than that of the control group in the probe sessions, but not in the shift sessions. These findings suggest that the dorsal hippocampus is required for the formation of long‐term duration memories within the range of interval timing.
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- Toshimichi Hata
- Faculty of Psychology, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Psychology, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan.,Graduate School of Medicine Medical Innovation Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Al Abed AS, Sellami A, Potier M, Ducourneau E, Gerbeaud‐Lassau P, Brayda‐Bruno L, Lamothe V, Sans N, Desmedt A, Vanhoutte P, Bennetau‐Pelissero C, Trifilieff P, Marighetto A. Age-related impairment of declarative memory: linking memorization of temporal associations to GluN2B redistribution in dorsal CA1. Aging Cell 2020; 19:e13243. [PMID: 33009891 PMCID: PMC7576225 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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GluN2B subunits of NMDA receptors have been proposed as a target for treating age-related memory decline. They are indeed considered as crucial for hippocampal synaptic plasticity and hippocampus-dependent memory formation, which are both altered in aging. Because a synaptic enrichment in GluN2B is associated with hippocampal LTP in vitro, a similar mechanism is expected to occur during memory formation. We show instead that a reduction of GluN2B synaptic localization induced by a single-session learning in dorsal CA1 apical dendrites is predictive of efficient memorization of a temporal association. Furthermore, synaptic accumulation of GluN2B, rather than insufficient synaptic localization of these subunits, is causally involved in the age-related impairment of memory. These challenging data identify extra-synaptic redistribution of GluN2B-containing NMDAR induced by learning as a molecular signature of memory formation and indicate that modulating GluN2B synaptic localization might represent a useful therapeutic strategy in cognitive aging.
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- Alice Shaam Al Abed
- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
- Bordeaux Sciences AgroBordeauxFrance
- Present address:
Eccles Institute of NeuroscienceJohn Curtin School of Medical ResearchThe Australian National UniversityCanberraACTAustralia
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Bordeaux Sciences AgroBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Bordeaux Sciences AgroBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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- Institute of Biology Paris SeineINSERMUMR‐S1130Neuroscience Paris SeineParisFrance
- CNRSUMR 8246Neuroscience Paris SeineParisFrance
- UPMC Université Paris 06UM CR18Neuroscience Paris SeineSorbonne UniversitéParisFrance
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- INSERMNeurocentre MagendieBordeauxFrance
- Neurocentre MagendieBordeaux UniversityBordeauxFrance
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Preventing and treating PTSD-like memory by trauma contextualization. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4220. [PMID: 32839437 PMCID: PMC7445258 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18002-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by emotional hypermnesia on which preclinical studies focus so far. While this hypermnesia relates to salient traumatic cues, partial amnesia for the traumatic context can also be observed. Here, we show in mice that contextual amnesia is causally involved in PTSD-like memory formation, and that treating the amnesia by re-exposure to all trauma-related cues cures PTSD-like hypermnesia. These findings open a therapeutic perspective based on trauma contextualization and the underlying hippocampal mechanisms.
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Ahmed MS, Priestley JB, Castro A, Stefanini F, Solis Canales AS, Balough EM, Lavoie E, Mazzucato L, Fusi S, Losonczy A. Hippocampal Network Reorganization Underlies the Formation of a Temporal Association Memory. Neuron 2020; 107:283-291.e6. [PMID: 32392472 PMCID: PMC7643350 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Episodic memory requires linking events in time, a function dependent on the hippocampus. In "trace" fear conditioning, animals learn to associate a neutral cue with an aversive stimulus despite their separation in time by a delay period on the order of tens of seconds. But how this temporal association forms remains unclear. Here we use two-photon calcium imaging of neural population dynamics throughout the course of learning and show that, in contrast to previous theories, hippocampal CA1 does not generate persistent activity to bridge the delay. Instead, learning is concomitant with broad changes in the active neural population. Although neural responses were stochastic in time, cue identity could be read out from population activity over longer timescales after learning. These results question the ubiquity of seconds-long neural sequences during temporal association learning and suggest that trace fear conditioning relies on mechanisms that differ from persistent activity accounts of working memory.
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- Mohsin S Ahmed
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Departments of Mathematics and Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Kavli Institute for Brain Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Kavli Institute for Brain Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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Cachia A, Cury C, Brunelin J, Plaze M, Delmaire C, Oppenheim C, Medjkane F, Thomas P, Jardri R. Deviations in early hippocampus development contribute to visual hallucinations in schizophrenia. Transl Psychiatry 2020; 10:102. [PMID: 32214096 PMCID: PMC7096500 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-0779-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Auditory hallucinations (AHs) are certainly the most emblematic experiences in schizophrenia, but visual hallucinations (VHs) are also commonly observed in this developmental psychiatric disorder. Notably, several studies have suggested a possible relationship between the clinical variability in hallucinations' phenomenology and differences in brain development/maturation. In schizophrenia, impairments of the hippocampus, a medial temporal structure involved in mnesic and neuroplastic processes, have been repeatedly associated with hallucinations, particularly in the visual modality. However, the possible neurodevelopmental origin of hippocampal impairments in VHs has never been directly investigated. A classic marker of early atypical hippocampal development is incomplete hippocampal inversion (IHI). In this study, we compared IHI patterns in healthy volunteers, and two subgroups of carefully selected schizophrenia patients experiencing frequent hallucinations: (a) those with pure AHs and (b) those with audio-visual hallucinations (A+VH). We found that VHs were associated with a specific IHI pattern. Schizophrenia patients with A+VH exhibited flatter left hippocampi than patients with pure AHs or healthy controls. This result first confirms that the greater clinical impairment observed in A+VH patients may relate to an increased neurodevelopmental weight in this subpopulation. More importantly, these findings bring crucial hints to better specify the sensitivity period of A+VH-related IHI during early brain development.
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- Arnaud Cachia
- Université de Paris, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, INSERM, GHU Paris psychiatrie & neurosciences, F-75005, Paris, France. .,Université de Paris, Laboratoire de Psychologie du développement et de l'Education de l'Enfant, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France. .,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.
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- grid.83440.3b0000000121901201Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College, London, UK ,grid.410368.80000 0001 2191 9284Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074, EMPENN — ERL U 1228, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- grid.25697.3f0000 0001 2172 4233INSERM U 1028, CNRS UMR-5292, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, PSYR2 Team, Université de Lyon, CH le Vinatier, Lyon, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, INSERM, GHU Paris psychiatrie & neurosciences, F-75005 Paris, France
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- grid.410463.40000 0004 0471 8845CHU Lille, Salengro Hospital, Neuroradiology dpt, 59000 Lille, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris, INSERM, GHU Paris psychiatrie & neurosciences, F-75005 Paris, France
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- grid.410463.40000 0004 0471 8845CHU Lille, Hôpital Fontan, Plateforme CIC - CURE, 59000 Lille, France ,Univ Lille, INSERM U-1172, CHU Lille, Lille Neuroscience & Cognition Centre (LiNC), Plasticity & SubjectivitY (PSY) team, 59000 Lille, France
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- grid.410463.40000 0004 0471 8845CHU Lille, Hôpital Fontan, Plateforme CIC - CURE, 59000 Lille, France ,Univ Lille, INSERM U-1172, CHU Lille, Lille Neuroscience & Cognition Centre (LiNC), Plasticity & SubjectivitY (PSY) team, 59000 Lille, France
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- grid.410463.40000 0004 0471 8845CHU Lille, Hôpital Fontan, Plateforme CIC - CURE, 59000 Lille, France ,Univ Lille, INSERM U-1172, CHU Lille, Lille Neuroscience & Cognition Centre (LiNC), Plasticity & SubjectivitY (PSY) team, 59000 Lille, France
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Lee ACH, Thavabalasingam S, Alushaj D, Çavdaroğlu B, Ito R. The hippocampus contributes to temporal duration memory in the context of event sequences: A cross-species perspective. Neuropsychologia 2019; 137:107300. [PMID: 31836410 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Although a large body of research has implicated the hippocampus in the processing of memory for temporal duration, there is an exigent degree of inconsistency across studies that obfuscates the precise contributions of this structure. To shed light on this issue, the present review article surveys both historical and recent cross-species evidence emanating from a wide variety of experimental paradigms, identifying areas of convergence and divergence. We suggest that while factors such as time-scale (e.g. the length of durations involved) and the nature of memory processing (e.g. prospective vs. retrospective memory) are very helpful in the interpretation of existing data, an additional important consideration is the context in which the duration information is experienced and processed, with the hippocampus being preferentially involved in memory for durations that are embedded within a sequence of events. We consider the mechanisms that may underpin temporal duration memory and how the same mechanisms may contribute to memory for other aspects of event sequences such as temporal order.
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- Andy C H Lee
- Department of Psychology (Scarborough), University of Toronto, Toronto, M1C 1A4, Canada; Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre, Toronto, M6A 2E1, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology (Scarborough), University of Toronto, Toronto, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Psychology (Scarborough), University of Toronto, Toronto, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Psychology (Scarborough), University of Toronto, Toronto, M1C 1A4, Canada; Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, M5S 3G5, Canada
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Helios modulates the maturation of a CA1 neuronal subpopulation required for spatial memory formation. Exp Neurol 2019; 323:113095. [PMID: 31712124 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.113095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Currently, molecular, electrophysiological and structural studies delineate several neural subtypes in the hippocampus. However, the precise developmental mechanisms that lead to this diversity are still unknown. Here we show that alterations in a concrete hippocampal neuronal subpopulation during development specifically affect hippocampal-dependent spatial memory. We observed that the genetic deletion of the transcription factor Helios in mice, which is specifically expressed in developing hippocampal calbindin-positive CA1 pyramidal neurons (CB-CA1-PNs), induces adult alterations affecting spatial memory. In the same mice, CA3-CA1 synaptic plasticity and spine density and morphology in adult CB-CA1-PNs were severely compromised. RNAseq experiments in developing hippocampus identified an aberrant increase on the Visinin-like protein 1 (VSNL1) expression in the hippocampi devoid of Helios. This aberrant increase on VSNL1 levels was localized in the CB-CA1-PNs. Normalization of VSNL1 levels in CB-CA1-PNs devoid of Helios rescued their spine loss in vitro. Our study identifies a novel and specific developmental molecular pathway involved in the maturation and function of a CA1 pyramidal neuronal subtype.
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Cox BM, Cox CD, Gunn BG, Le AA, Inshishian VC, Gall CM, Lynch G. Acquisition of temporal order requires an intact CA3 commissural/associational (C/A) feedback system in mice. Commun Biol 2019; 2:251. [PMID: 31286068 PMCID: PMC6610080 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0494-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Episodic memory, an essential element of orderly thinking, requires the organization of serial events into narratives about the identity of cues along with their locations and temporal order (what, where, and when). The hippocampus plays a central role in the acquisition and retrieval of episodes with two of its subsystems being separately linked to what and where information. The substrates for the third element are poorly understood. Here we report that in hippocampal slices field CA3 maintains self-sustained activity for remarkable periods following a brief input and that this effect is extremely sensitive to minor network perturbations. Using behavioral tests, that do not involve training or explicit rewards, we show that partial silencing of the CA3 commissural/associational network in mice blocks acquisition of temporal order, but not the identity or location, of odors. These results suggest a solution to the question of how hippocampus adds time to episodic memories.
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- Brittney M. Cox
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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Wilmot JH, Puhger K, Wiltgen BJ. Acute Disruption of the Dorsal Hippocampus Impairs the Encoding and Retrieval of Trace Fear Memories. Front Behav Neurosci 2019; 13:116. [PMID: 31191269 PMCID: PMC6548811 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
A major function of the hippocampus is to link discontiguous events in memory. This process can be studied in animals using Pavlovian trace conditioning, a procedure where the conditional stimulus (CS) and unconditional stimulus (US) are separated in time. While the majority of studies have found that trace conditioning requires the dorsal segment of the hippocampus, others have not. This variability could be due to the use of lesion and pharmacological techniques, which lack cell specificity and temporal precision. More recent studies using optogenetic tools find that trace fear acquisition is disrupted by decreases in dorsal CA1 (dCA1) activity while increases lead to learning enhancements. However, comparing these results is difficult given that some studies manipulated the activity of CA1 pyramidal neurons directly and others did so indirectly (e.g., via stimulation of entorhinal cortex inputs). The goal of the current experiments, therefore, was to compare the effects of direct CA1 excitation and inhibition on the encoding and expression of trace fear memories. Our data indicates that stimulation of ArchT in dCA1 pyramidal neurons reduces activity and impairs both the acquisition and retrieval of trace fear. Unlike previous work, direct stimulation of CA1 with ChR2 increases activity and produces deficits in trace fear learning and expression. We hypothesize that this is due to the artificial nature of optogenetic stimulation, which could disrupt processing throughout the hippocampus and in downstream structures.
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- Jacob H Wilmot
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.,Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.,Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.,Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Evidence for the incorporation of temporal duration information in human hippocampal long-term memory sequence representations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:6407-6414. [PMID: 30862732 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1819993116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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There has been much interest in how the hippocampus codes time in support of episodic memory. Notably, while rodent hippocampal neurons, including populations in subfield CA1, have been shown to represent the passage of time in the order of seconds between events, there is limited support for a similar mechanism in humans. Specifically, there is no clear evidence that human hippocampal activity during long-term memory processing is sensitive to temporal duration information that spans seconds. To address this gap, we asked participants to first learn short event sequences that varied in image content and interval durations. During fMRI, participants then completed a recognition memory task, as well as a recall phase in which they were required to mentally replay each sequence in as much detail as possible. We found that individual sequences could be classified using activity patterns in the anterior hippocampus during recognition memory. Critically, successful classification was dependent on the conjunction of event content and temporal structure information (with unsuccessful classification of image content or interval duration alone), and further analyses suggested that the most informative voxels resided in the anterior CA1. Additionally, a classifier trained on anterior CA1 recognition data could successfully identify individual sequences from the mental replay data, suggesting that similar activity patterns supported participants' recognition and recall memory. Our findings complement recent rodent hippocampal research, and provide evidence that long-term sequence memory representations in the human hippocampus can reflect duration information in the order of seconds.
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Beer Z, Vavra P, Atucha E, Rentzing K, Heinze HJ, Sauvage MM. The memory for time and space differentially engages the proximal and distal parts of the hippocampal subfields CA1 and CA3. PLoS Biol 2018; 16:e2006100. [PMID: 30153249 PMCID: PMC6136809 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A well-accepted model of episodic memory involves the processing of spatial and non-spatial information by segregated pathways and their association within the hippocampus. However, these pathways project to distinct proximodistal levels of the hippocampus. Moreover, spatial and non-spatial subnetworks segregated along this axis have been recently described using memory tasks with either a spatial or a non-spatial salient dimension. Here, we tested whether the concept of segregated subnetworks and the traditional model are reconcilable by studying whether activity within CA1 and CA3 remains segregated when both dimensions are salient, as is the case for episodes. Simultaneously, we investigated whether temporal or spatial information bound to objects recruits similar subnetworks as items or locations per se, respectively. To do so, we studied the correlations between brain activity and spatial and/or temporal discrimination ratios in proximal and distal CA1 and CA3 by detecting Arc RNA in mice. We report a robust proximodistal segregation in CA1 for temporal information processing and in both CA1 and CA3 for spatial information processing. Our results suggest that the traditional model of episodic memory and the concept of segregated networks are reconcilable, to a large extent and put forward distal CA1 as a possible “home” location for time cells. Departing from the most influential model of episodic memory (the two-streams hypothesis), we have recently proposed a new concept of information processing in the hippocampus according to which “what” one remembers and “where” it happens might be processed by distinct subnetworks segregated along the proximodistal axis of the hippocampus, a brain region tied to memory function, instead of being systematically integrated at this level. Here, we focused on the processing of temporal and/or spatial information in the proximal and distal parts of CA1 and CA3 in mice to test whether the two concepts are reconcilable. To do so, we used an imaging method with cellular resolution based on the detection of the RNA of the Immediate Early Gene (IEG) Arc, which is tied to synaptic plasticity and memory demands, and correlated imaging results with memory performance. Our data confirm the existence of subnetworks segregated along the proximodistal axis of CA1 and CA3 that preferentially process spatial and non-spatial information and suggest a key involvement of distal CA1 in temporal information processing. In addition, they show that the two models are complementary to a large extent and posit the “segregated” model as a viable alternative for the two-streams hypothesis.
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- Zachery Beer
- Mercator Research Group, Functional Architecture of Memory Unit, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Otto von Guericke University, Medical Faculty, Functional Neuroplasticity Department, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute for Neurobiology, Functional Architecture of Memory Department, Center for Learning and Memory, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Mercator Research Group, Functional Architecture of Memory Unit, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Mercator Research Group, Functional Architecture of Memory Unit, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
- Otto von Guericke University, Medical Faculty, Functional Neuroplasticity Department, Magdeburg, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute for Neurobiology, Functional Architecture of Memory Department, Center for Learning and Memory, Magdeburg, Germany
- Otto von Guericke University, Center for Behavioural Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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Sellami A, Abed ASA, Brayda-Bruno L, Etchamendy N, Valério S, Oulé M, Pantaléon L, Lamothe V, Potier M, Bernard K, Jabourian M, Herry C, Mons N, Marighetto A. Protocols to Study Declarative Memory Formation in Mice and Humans:Optogenetics and Translational Behavioral Approaches. Bio Protoc 2018; 8:e2888. [PMID: 34285997 PMCID: PMC8275238 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.2888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Declarative memory formation depends on the hippocampus and declines in aging. Two functions of the hippocampus, temporal binding and relational organization (Rawlins and Tsaltas, 1983; Eichenbaum et al., 1992 ; Cohen et al., 1997 ), are known to decline in aging (Leal and Yassa, 2015). However, in the literature distinct procedures have been used to study these two functions. Here, we describe the experimental procedures used to investigate how these two processes are related in the formation of declarative memory and how they are compromised in aging ( Sellami et al., 2017 ). First, we studied temporal binding using a one-trial learning procedure: trace fear conditioning. It is classical Pavlovian conditioning requiring temporal binding since a brief temporal gap separates the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) presentations. We combined the trace fear condition procedure with an optogenetic approach, and we showed that the temporal binding relies on dorsal (d)CA1 activity over temporal gaps. Then, we studied the interaction between temporal binding and relational organization in declarative memory formation using a two-phase radial-maze task in mice and its virtual analog in humans. The behavioral procedure comprises an initial learning phase where subjects learned the constant rewarding /no rewarding valence of each arm, followed by a test phase where the reward contingencies among the arms remained unchanged but where the arms were recombined to assess flexibility, a cardinal property of declarative memory. We demonstrated that dCA1-dependent temporal binding is necessary for the development of a relational organization of memories that allows flexible declarative memory expression. Furthermore, in aging, the degradation of declarative memory is due to a reduction of temporal binding capacity that prevents relation organization.
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- Azza Sellami
- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Recherche Internationale Servier, Suresnes, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d’Aquitaine, UMR 5287, CNRS, Pessac, France
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- Neurocentre Magendie, Physiopathologie de la Plasticité Neuronale, U1215, INSERM, Bordeaux, France
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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