Dorsal CA1 silencing degrades tactile short-term memory
Someck, S.; Katz, N.; Levi, A.; Stark, E.
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Previous studies in rodents showed that the hippocampus is involved in spatial short-term memory (STM), but hippocampal necessity for maintaining short-term sensory memories is unknown. Here, we develop tactile discrimination and STM tasks for freely-moving mice. Subjects learn to discriminate between textures after four shaping sessions and a single post-shaping session, and learn the STM task within a dozen sessions. Transient closed-loop silencing of dorsal hippocampal region CA1 during memory maintenance degrades task performance, compared to interleaved control blocks. Thus, uninterrupted hippocampal activity is required for acting upon tactile information maintained in STM. The findings suggest that the role of the hippocampus extends beyond spatial navigation, encoding memories, and long-term consolidation of experiences.
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