Medial Temporal Lobe Journal Club

Upcoming Meetings and Articles

11/19/09
Rossato et al. Science 2009
Dopamine controls persistence of long-term memory storage.

11/12/09
Snyder et al., J Neurosci (in press) - contact Mike for a PDF
Adult-born hippocampal neurons are more numerous, faster-maturing and more involved in behavior in rats than in mice.
10/29/09
Nakashiba et al., Neuron 2009
Hippocampal CA3 output is crucial for ripple-associated reactivation and consolidation of memory.
10/22/09
SFN Debriefing - Highlights from the meeting
10/15/09
SFN in Chicago (no meeting!)
10/8/09
Experimental/Data Meeting - Alex and Teiko
Background paper: Miyashita et al. J Neurosci 2009
9/24/09
Ballarini et al., PNAS 2009
Behavioral tagging is a general mechanism of long-term memory.
Frey and Morris, Nature 1997
Synaptic tagging and long-term potentiation.
9/17/09
Takashima et al., J Neurosci 2009
Shift from hippocmapal to neocortical centered retrieval network with consolidation.
9/10/09
Experimental/Data meeting - Norbert and Nathan.

9/3/09
Guan et al. Nature 2009
HDAC2 negatively regulates memory formation and synaptic plasticity.

8/27/09
Paz et al., J Neurosci 2009
Learning-related facilitation of rhinal interactions by medial prefrontal inputs.

8/20/09
Staresina and Davachi, Neuron 2009
Mind the Gap: Binding Experiences across Space and Time in the Human Hippocampus.
8/13/09
Clelland et al. Science 2009
A functional role for adult hippocampal neurogenesis in spatial pattern separation.

8/6/09
Restivo et al. J Neurosci 2009
The Formation of Recent and Remote Memory Is Associated with Time-Dependent Formation of Dendritic Spines in the Hippocampus and Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Frankland and Bontempi. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2005 (Recommended background reading).
The Organization of Recent and Remote Memories.

7/30/09
Suzuki and Baxter. Paper 1, Paper 2, Synthesis. Neuron Point/Counterpoint Review 2009
The potential role of the perirhinal cortex in visual perception.

7/23/09
Karlsson and Frank. Nature Neuroscience 2009
Awake replay of remote experiences in the hippocampus.

7/16/09
Kennedy and Shapiro. PNAS 2009
Motivational states activate distinct hippocampal representations to guide goal-directed behaviors.

7/9/09
Data presentation by Tim Allen (continuation of talk on 5/28 on cortically-mediated acquired emotion.
7/2/09
Data presentation by Marcelo Wood
6/18/09
Lehn et al. J Neurosci 2009
A specific role of the human hippocampus in recall of temporal sequences
6/11/09
Data presentation by Leila Feinberg
5/28/09
Presentation by Tim Allen, “Cortically-mediated acquired emotion: Role of perirhinal cortex in fear conditioning”
Background papers: Kholodar-Smith et al. Behav Neurosci 2008, Furtak et al. J Neurosci 2007.

5/21/09
Terrazas et al. J Neurosci 2005.
Self-motion and the hippocampal spatial metric.

5/14/09
Pereira et al. PNAS 2007.
An in vivo correlate of exercise-induced neurogenesis in the adult dentate gyrus.

5/7/09
Trouche et al. PNAS 2009.
Recruitment of adult-generated neurons into functional hippocampal networks contributes to updating and strengthening of spatial memory.
4/23/09
Moser and Moser. Neuron 2000 (Background).
Pretraining and the functional of hippocampal long-term potentiation.
Bannerman et al. Nature 1995.
Distinct components of spatial learning revealed by prior training and NMDA receptor blockade.
4/2/09
van Strien et al. Nat Rev Neurosci 2009.
The anatomy of memory: an interactive overview of the parahippocampal-hippocampal network.

3/26/09
Wierzynski et al. Neuron 2009.
State-dependent spike-timing relationships between hippocampal and prefrontal circuits during sleep.

3/12/09
Wang et al. Nature Neuroscience 2009.
The precision of remote context memories does not require the hippocampus.

2/12/09
Aimone et al. Neuron 2009.
Computational influence of adult neurogenesis on memory encoding.
10/2/08
Pastalkova et al. Science 2008.
Internally generated cell assembly sequences in the rat hippocampus;
Fried et al. Science 2008.
Internally generated reactivation of single neurons in human hippocampus during free recall.
See also commentary by Greg Miller.

9/25/08
Alvernhe et al. J Neurosci 2008.
Different CA1 and CA3 representations of novel routes in a shortcut situation.

9/4/08
Shrager et al. PNAS 2008.
Neural basis of the cognitive map: Path integration does not require hippocmapus or entorhinal cortex.

8/21/08
Kjelstrup et al. Science 2008.
Finite scale of spatial representation in the hippocampus.

7/24/08
Roberts et al. Science 2008
Episodic-like memory in rats: Is it based on when or how long ago?

7/3/08
Hunsaker et al. Hippocampus 2008
A double dissociation of subcortical hippocampal efferents for encoding and consolidation/retrieval of spatial information.
6/19/08
Zhang et al. Nature 2008
A role for adult TLX-positive neural stem cells in learning and behavior.

6/5/08
Pastalkova et al. Science 2006
Storage of spatial information by the maintenance mechanism of LTP.
5/22/08
Nakashiba et al. Science 2008
Transgenic inhibition of synaptic transmission reveals role of CA3 output in hippocampal learning.

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