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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Neuroscience

Background:

  • Working memory (WM) is essential for guiding actions based on recent information.
  • Prefrontal cortex (PFC) subregions coordinate to support WM, but their functional specialization remains unclear.
  • Electrophysiological recordings in freely-moving animals are crucial for understanding dynamic WM computations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the functional specialization of medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) subregions during a working memory task.
  • To characterize the dynamic neural activity within specific mPFC areas during different phases of a WM task.
  • To elucidate the distinct contributions of MOs, dmPFC, and vmPFC to working memory processes.

Main Methods:

  • Single-unit electrophysiological recordings were performed in freely-moving mice.
  • Neural activity was recorded from three neighboring mPFC subregions: MOs, dmPFC, and vmPFC.
  • Mice performed a non-match-to-position working memory task.

Main Results:

  • The MOs (supplementary motor area) showed peak activity around task phase transitions, transiently encoding sample location.
  • The dmPFC (dorsomedial PFC) exhibited a stable population code with persistent, location-specific firing during the delay period.
  • The vmPFC (ventromedial PFC) responded most robustly to reward-related information during choice epochs.

Conclusions:

  • Medial prefrontal cortex subregions demonstrate segregated computations supporting working memory.
  • Distinct neural dynamics within MOs, dmPFC, and vmPFC contribute uniquely to different aspects of WM.
  • These findings highlight the importance of considering subregion-specific activity for a comprehensive understanding of WM.