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Hippocampal place cell coding of non-spatial information
Abstract
The hippocampus is a key brain network for episodic memory. Place cells are neurons in the hippocampus that fire in specific spatial locations known as place fields. This spatially selective firing is thought to code the “where” component of episodic memory. Yet, episodic memories contain nonspatial information also. This talk will present new insights about how different populations of hippocampal place cells respond to nonspatial aspects of an experience, such as social stimuli or motivational context. The results may help explain how the hippocampus integrates multimodal stimuli into a coherent episodic memory.
This seminar is co-presented by the Psychiatry Grand Rounds | Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Laura Colgin, Ph.D.
Professor, Director, Center for Learning and Memory
Department of Neuroscience
The University of Texas at Austin
Hosted by - Danielle Simmons, Ph.D. (Longo Lab)
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