Cortical inhibition: the gate-keeper of associative memories

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titleCortical inhibition: the gate-keeper of associative memories
start_date2017/11/13
schedule16h
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detailsHost: Tamar Makin
summaryI will present a set of studies that show how memories are stored in the human cortex in balanced excitatory-inhibitory (EI) ensembles. These studies suggest that cortical memories lie dormant unless their precise EI balance is perturbed, while cortical inhibition plays a key role in protecting overlapping memories from interference. Furthermore, I will discuss recent data from both humans and mice that explores the role of hippocampus in mediating EI balance during recall.
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