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Automatic Detection of Highly Organized Theta Oscillations in the Murine EEG
Published on: March 10, 2017
Self-generated theta oscillations in the hippocampus
Romain Goutagny1, Jesse Jackson, Sylvain Williams
1Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Department of Psychiatry, Québec, Canada.
Nature Neuroscience
|November 3, 2009
Abstract:
Hippocampal theta rhythm is crucial for spatial memory and is thought to be generated by extrinsic inputs. In contrast, using a complete rat hippocampus in vitro, we found several intrinsic, atropine-resistant theta generators in CA1. These oscillators were organized along the septotemporal axis and arose independently from CA3. Our results suggest that CA1 theta rhythm can emerge from the coupling of multiple autonomous hippocampal theta oscillators.

