Abstract

Astrocytes Modulate Local Field Potential Rhythm?

Highlights

  • Ever since memory deficits were characterized in patient H.M. (Scoville and Milner, 1957), it has become clear that the hippocampal region is an important player in memory acquisition and retrieval

  • With the technological advancements made in the past 3–4 decades, it has been possible to start addressing these questions by recording spiking activity from a single neuron or a population of neurons (i.e., Local Field Potentials, LFPs) during memory acquisition and retrieval (Fried et al, 1997)

  • These synaptic currents are in some cases facilitated even though the amplitude and frequency of stimulating protocol is unchanged—a phenomenon widely known as long-term potentiation (Bliss and Collingridge, 1993)

Read more

Summary

Introduction

Ever since memory deficits were characterized in patient H.M. (Scoville and Milner, 1957), it has become clear that the hippocampal region is an important player in memory acquisition and retrieval. With the technological advancements made in the past 3–4 decades, it has been possible to start addressing these questions by recording spiking activity from a single neuron or a population of neurons (i.e., Local Field Potentials, LFPs) during memory acquisition and retrieval (Fried et al, 1997). Synchronized synaptic activity within specialized brain regions, recorded as LFPs, have been reported during events of memory acquisition and retrieval (Eldridge et al, 2000; Kraskov et al, 2007) but the fundamental processes involved in this coordinated activity of neurons are still mainly unknown (Uhlhaas and Singer, 2006).

Results
Conclusion

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.