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The hippocampus, a critical brain structure, plays an essential role in memory processing, particularly in the formation and retrieval of memory. This small, seahorse-shaped region is located within the medial temporal lobe, with one hippocampus in each brain hemisphere. Experimental studies involving lesions in the hippocampi of rats have demonstrated significant impairments in tasks such as object recognition and maze navigation, indicating the hippocampus involvement in both recognition and...
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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Systems Neuroscience
    • Cognitive Neuroscience

    Background:

    • Memory relies on complex, large-scale brain network activity.
    • The precise orchestration of brain networks for memory remains poorly understood.
    • The dorsal hippocampus (dHP) is implicated in memory, but its network interactions are not fully mapped.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between coordinated brain network activity and memory behavior.
    • To identify the extended brain network involved in spatial memory.
    • To understand how dorsal hippocampus activity influences brain-wide functional connectivity and memory.

    Main Methods:

    • Chemogenetics was used to suppress activity in the dorsal hippocampus (dHP) of awake rats.
    • Resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) was measured to assess brain network changes.
    • Spatial memory behavior was evaluated in conjunction with network activity.

    Main Results:

    • An extended brain network crucial for spatial memory performance was identified.
    • Dorsal hippocampus suppression led to measurable changes in brain-wide RSFC.
    • Results were validated using two chemogenetic actuators, clozapine (CLZ) and clozapine-N-oxide (CNO).

    Conclusions:

    • Memory performance is associated with coordinated, brain-wide neural activities.
    • This study provides a network-centric interpretation of memory function.
    • The findings enhance understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying memory.