Chemogenetics for cell-type-specific modulation of signalling and neuronal activity

HJ Kang, T Minamimoto, J Wess, BL Roth - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2023 - nature.com
Chemogenetics is an approach for engineering proteins to enable their modulation by
otherwise inert small molecules. Although kinases, enzymes and ion channels have been …

A thalamic-hippocampal CA1 signal for contextual fear memory suppression, extinction, and discrimination

HC Ratigan, S Krishnan, S Smith… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The adaptive regulation of fear memories is a crucial neural function that prevents
inappropriate fear expression. Fear memories can be acquired through contextual fear …

Remapping revisited: how the hippocampus represents different spaces

AA Fenton - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
The representation of distinct spaces by hippocampal place cells has been linked to
changes in their place fields (the locations in the environment where the place cells …

Rastermap: a discovery method for neural population recordings

C Stringer, L Zhong, A Syeda, F Du, M Kesa… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Neurophysiology has long progressed through exploratory experiments and chance
discoveries. Anecdotes abound of researchers setting up experiments while listening to …

Extracellular matrix abnormalities in the hippocampus of subjects with substance use disorder

J Valeri, C Stiplosek, SM O'Donovan, D Sinclair… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Contextual triggers are significant factors contributing to relapse in substance use disorders
(SUD). Emerging evidence points to a critical role of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules as …

Lateral entorhinal cortex subpopulations represent experiential epochs surrounding reward

JB Issa, BA Radvansky, F Xuan, DA Dombeck - Nature neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
During goal-directed navigation,'what'information, describing the experiences occurring in
periods surrounding a reward, can be combined with spatial 'where'information to guide …

A hippocampus-accumbens code guides goal-directed appetitive behavior

O Barnstedt, P Mocellin, S Remy - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The dorsal hippocampus (dHPC) is a key brain region for the expression of spatial
memories, such as navigating towards a learned reward location. The nucleus accumbens …

[HTML][HTML] A bird's eye view of the hippocampus beyond space: Behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neuroendocrine perspectives

FN Madison, VP Bingman, TV Smulders… - Hormones and Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Although the hippocampus is one of the most-studied brain regions in mammals, research
on the avian hippocampus has been more limited in scope. It is generally agreed that the …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct catecholaminergic pathways projecting to hippocampal CA1 transmit contrasting signals during behavior and learning

CM Heer, EJ Mark - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuromodulatory inputs to the hippocampus play pivotal roles in modulating synaptic
plasticity, shaping neuronal activity, and influencing learning and memory. Recently it has …

The Precision of Place Fields Governs Their Fate across Epochs of Experience

YH Chiu, C Dong, S Krishnan, MEJ Sheffield - Eneuro, 2023 - eneuro.org
Spatial memories are represented by hippocampal place cells during navigation. This
spatial code is dynamic, undergoing changes across time, known as representational drift …