Brain Networks Differ According to Levels of Interference in Spatiotemporal ProcessingShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Hippocampus, ISSN 1050-9631, E-ISSN 1098-1063, Vol. 35, no 2, article id e70011Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The ability to form different neural representations for similar inputs is a central process of episodic memory. Although the dorsal dentate gyrus and CA3 have been indicated as important in this phenomenon, the neuronal circuits underlying spatiotemporal memory processing with different levels of spatial similarity are still elusive. In this study, we measured the expression of the immediate early gene c-Fos to evaluate brain areas activated when rats recalled the temporal order of object locations in a task, with either high or low levels of spatial interference. Animals showed spatiotemporal memory in both conditions once they spent more time exploring the older object locations relative to the more recent ones. We found no difference in the levels of c-Fos expression between high and low spatial interference. However, the levels of c-Fos expression in CA2 positively correlated with the discrimination index in the low spatial interference condition. More importantly, functional network connectivity analysis revealed a wider and more interconnected neuronal circuit in conditions of high than in low spatial interference. Our study advances the understanding of brain networks recruited in episodic memory with different degrees of spatial similarity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2025. Vol. 35, no 2, article id e70011
Keywords [en]
brain networks, c-Fos, episodic memory, rats, spatiotemporal processing
National Category
Neurosciences Neurology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-554514DOI: 10.1002/hipo.70011ISI: 001450140300001PubMedID: 40123281Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105000657474OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-554514DiVA, id: diva2:1952081
2025-04-142025-04-142025-04-14Bibliographically approved