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Hippocampal sharp-wave ripples correlate with naturally occurring self-generated thoughts in humans

Iwata, T.; Yanagisawa, T.; Ikegaya, Y.; Smallwood, J.; Fukuma, R.; Oshino, S.; Tani, N.; Khoo, H. M.; Kishima, H.

2023-06-26 neuroscience
10.1101/2023.06.23.546219 bioRxiv
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Core features of human cognition, for example, the experience of mind wandering, highlight the importance of the capacity to focus on information separate from the here and now. However, the brain mechanisms that underpin these self-generated states remain unclear. An emerging hypothesis is that self-generated states depend on the process of memory replay, which, in animals, is linked to sharp-wave ripples (SWRs) originating in the hippocampus. SWRs are transient high-frequency oscillations that exhibit circadian fluctuations and, in the laboratory, are important for memory and planning. Local field potentials were recorded from the hippocampus of 11 patients with epilepsy for up to 15 days, and experience sampling was used to describe their association with ongoing thought patterns. SWRs were correlated with patterns of vivid, intrusive ongoing thoughts unrelated to the task being performed, establishing their contribution to the ongoing thoughts that humans experience in daily life.

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