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Human hippocampal neurons track moments in a sequence of events
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dc.contributor.author | Reddy, Leila | |
dc.contributor.author | Zoefel, Benedikt | |
dc.contributor.author | Possel, Jessy K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Peters, Judith C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dijksterhuis, Doris | |
dc.contributor.author | Poncet, Marlene | |
dc.contributor.author | van Straaten, Elisabeth C.W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Baayen, Johannes C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Idema, Sander | |
dc.contributor.author | Self, Matthew W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-23T17:30:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-23T17:30:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Reddy , L , Zoefel , B , Possel , J K , Peters , J C , Dijksterhuis , D , Poncet , M , van Straaten , E C W , Baayen , J C , Idema , S & Self , M W 2021 , ' Human hippocampal neurons track moments in a sequence of events ' , The Journal of Neuroscience , vol. 41 , no. 31 , pp. 6714-6725 . https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3157-20.2021 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0270-6474 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 274949280 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 5137f90b-adc5-4b56-9a42-824b37f6c94a | |
dc.identifier.other | RIS: urn:1EB11311E0BA9FAF4F9C69F6F7B15B25 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000684594500011 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85110987065 | |
dc.identifier.other | PubMed: 34183446 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/24579 | |
dc.description | This work was supported by grants from the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-12-JSH2-0004-01 and ANR-18-CE37-0007-01), Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute Research Chair (ANR-19-PI3A-0004), the Fyssen Foundation, and the Université Paul Sabatier (Bonus Qualité Recherche, 2009, and Appel à Projets de Recherche Labellisés, 2013), to L.R. A Dutch Research Council Onderzoekstalent Grant awarded to J.K.P and M.W.S and a Dutch Research Agenda Startimpuls Grant awarded to M.W.S. | en |
dc.description.abstract | An indispensable feature of episodic memory is our ability to temporally piece together different elements of an experience into a coherent memory. Hippocampal “time cells” – neurons that represent temporal information – may play a critical role in this process. While these cells have been repeatedly found in rodents, it is still unclear to what extent similar temporal selectivity exists in the human hippocampus. Here we show that temporal context modulates the firing activity of human hippocampal neurons during structured temporal experiences. We recorded neuronal activity in the human brain while patients of either sex learned predictable sequences of pictures. We report that human time cells fire at successive moments in this task. Furthermore, time cells also signaled inherently changing temporal contexts during empty 10-second gap periods between trials, while participants waited for the task to resume. Finally, population activity allowed for decoding temporal epoch identity, both during sequence learning and during the gap periods. These findings suggest that human hippocampal neurons could play an essential role in temporally organizing distinct moments of an experience in episodic memory. Significance Statement: Episodic memory refers to our ability to remember the “what, where, and when” of a past experience. Representing time is an important component of this form of memory. Here, we show that neurons in the human hippocampus represent temporal information. This temporal signature was observed both when participants were actively engaged in a memory task, as well as during 10s-long gaps when they were asked to wait before performing the task. Furthermore, the activity of the population of hippocampal cells allowed for decoding one temporal epoch from another. These results suggest a robust representation of time in the human hippocampus. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | The Journal of Neuroscience | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2021 The Authors. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3157-20.2021 | en |
dc.subject | Temporal coding | en |
dc.subject | Time cells | en |
dc.subject | Human electrophysiology | en |
dc.subject | Human hippocampus | en |
dc.subject | Sequence learning | en |
dc.subject | BF Psychology | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | AC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | BF | en |
dc.title | Human hippocampal neurons track moments in a sequence of events | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Postprint | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3157-20.2021 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.17.423193 | en |
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