Tracking the Time-Dependent Role of the Hippocampus in Memory Recall Using DREADDs.

The hippocampus is critical for the storage of new autobiographical experiences as memories. Following an initial encoding stage in the hippocampus, memories undergo a process of systems-level consolidation, which leads to greater stability through time and an increased reliance on neocortical areas...

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Main Authors: Carmen Varela, Sarah Weiss, Retsina Meyer, Michael Halassa, Joseph Biedenkapp, Matthew A Wilson, Ki Ann Goosens, Daniel Bendor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4856306?pdf=render