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Finite scale of spatial representation in the hippocampus

Kjelstrup, Kirsten Brun, Solstad, Trygve, Brun, Vegard Heimly, Hafting, Torkel, Leutgeb, Stefan, Witter, Menno P., Moser, Edvard I., Moser, May-Britt·2008·Science

Abstract

To determine how spatial scale is represented in the pyramidal cell population of the hippocampus, we recorded neural activity at multiple longitudinal levels of this brain area while rats ran back and forth on an 18-meter-long linear track. CA3 cells had well-defined place fields at all levels. The scale of representation increased almost linearly from <1 meter at the dorsal pole to approximately 10 meters at the ventral pole. The results suggest that the place-cell map includes the entire hippocampus and that environments are represented in the hippocampus at a topographically graded but finite continuum of scales.

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Authors
Kjelstrup, K. B., Solstad, T., Brun, V. H., Hafting, T., Leutgeb, S., Witter, M. P., Moser, E. I., & Moser, M.-B.
Affiliations
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
Corresponding author
Moser, Edvard I.
Venue
Science
Published
2008-07-04
Volume
321
Issue
5885
Pages
140-143
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2052918792
Cited by
760
References
32
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FWCI
16.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Science (publishedVersion)
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  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion)
  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
hippocampus, spatial representation, place cells, place fields, CA3, spatial scale, topographic map, pyramidal neurons, rats, dorsal-ventral gradient
MeSH terms
Action Potentials, Algorithms, Animals, Brain Mapping, Electrodes, Implanted, Hippocampus, Learning, Male, Space Perception, Spatial Behavior, Theta Rhythm, Linear Models, Pyramidal Cells, Rats, Long-Evans, Rats

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