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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Human Brain Imaging

Background:

  • The hippocampus is implicated in working memory (WM).
  • Anterior and posterior hippocampal subregions exhibit distinct connectivity and transcriptional profiles.
  • The functional coordination between these subregions during WM remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the involvement and functional connectivity of human hippocampal subregions during working memory maintenance.
  • To elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying successful versus erroneous working memory performance.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) recordings from anterior and posterior hippocampi in human participants.
  • Analysis of low-frequency activity and phase synchronization between hippocampal subregions during a letter maintenance task.
  • Application of cross-frequency and Granger causality analyses to determine directional influence.

Main Results:

  • Working memory maintenance was associated with increased low-frequency power in both hippocampal subregions.
  • Enhanced theta/alpha band (3-12 Hz) phase synchronization was observed between anterior and posterior hippocampi.
  • Correct WM trials showed unidirectional posterior-to-anterior hippocampal influence, while errors exhibited bidirectional interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Theta/alpha band synchrony within the hippocampus supports successful working memory.
  • A posterior-to-anterior directional influence within the hippocampus is critical for effective working memory processing.
  • Long-axis specialization in the human hippocampus plays a role in working memory.