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ReviewFrontiers in neural circuits2021

The Engram's Dark Horse: How Interneurons Regulate State-Dependent Memory Processing and Plasticity.

Frank Raven, Sara J Aton

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Review in Frontiers in neural circuits, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Frank RavenDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Sara J AtonDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.

Funding

Thalamocortical and corticocortical mechanisms for sleep-dependent visual learningR01NS104776 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ATON, SARA J · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
Linking interneuron-mediated circuit regulation with sleep-dependent plasticity and memory storage in the hippocampusRF1NS118440 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ATON, SARA J · 2020 to 2020
$1.4M
Linking interneuron-mediated circuit regulation with sleep-dependent plasticity and memory storage in the hippocampusR01NS118440 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ATON, SARA J · 2023 to 2024
$880k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS104776NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS118440NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS118440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain states such as arousal and sleep play critical roles in memory encoding, storage, and recall. Recent studies have highlighted the role of engram neurons-populations of neurons activated during learning-in subsequent memory consolidation and recall. These engram populations are generally assumed to be glutamatergic, and the vast majority of data regarding the function of engram neurons have focused on glutamatergic pyramidal or granule cell populations in either the hippocampus, amygdala, or neocortex. Recent data suggest that sleep and wake states differentially regulate the activity and temporal dynamics of engram neurons. Two potential mechanisms for this regulation are either via direct regulation of glutamatergic engram neuron excitability and firing, or via state-dependent effects on interneuron populations-which in turn modulate the activity of glutamatergic engram neurons. Here, we will discuss recent findings related to the roles of interneurons in state-regulated memory processes and synaptic plasticity, and the potential therapeutic implications of understanding these mechanisms.

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Memory ConsolidationNeocortexHippocampusInterneuronsMemoryNeuronal Plasticityhippocampusinterneuronsneocortical circuitsneuronal reactivationoscillationsreplaysleep

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PMID34588960
PMCPMC8473837

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