Adaptive stimulus selection for consolidation in the hippocampus

Satoshi Terada, Tristan Geiller, Zhenrui Liao, Justin O’Hare, Bert Vancura and Attila Losonczy ()
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Satoshi Terada: Columbia University
Tristan Geiller: Columbia University
Zhenrui Liao: Columbia University
Justin O’Hare: Columbia University
Bert Vancura: Columbia University
Attila Losonczy: Columbia University

Nature, 2022, vol. 601, issue 7892, 240-244

Abstract: Abstract Associative memories guide behavioural adaptation by binding together outcome-predictive sensory stimuli1,2. However, in a feature-rich environment, only a subset of stimuli may predict a desired outcome3,4. How neural circuits enable behavioural adaptation by selectively and durably representing subsets of sensory stimuli that are pertinent to a specific outcome is not known. We investigated this feature selection process in the hippocampus during memory acquisition and subsequent consolidation. Two-photon calcium imaging of CA3 axonal projections to CA1 combined with simultaneous local field potential recordings revealed that CA3 projections that encode behaviourally informative sensory stimuli were selectively recruited during the memory replay events that underlie hippocampal memory consolidation5. These axonal projections formed sequential assemblies that conjunctively link sensory features to spatial location and thus reward proximity. By contrast, axons encoding uninformative, peripatetic sensory cues were notably suppressed during memory replay. Thus, while the hippocampus comprehensively encodes the real-time sensory environment, it implements a flexible filtering mechanism to maximize the utility of memories destined for long-term storage. We propose that utility-dependent recruitment of sensory experience during memory consolidation is a general coding principle for associative learning.

Date: 2022
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