Attention Enhances the Retrieval and Stability of Visuospatial and Olfactory Representations in the Dorsal Hippocampus
Author(s) -
Isabel A. Muzzio,
Liat Levita,
Jayant Kulkarni,
Joseph D. Monaco,
Clifford G. Kentros,
Matthew Stead,
Larry Abbott,
Eric R. Kandel
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000140
Subject(s) - sniffing , neuroscience , hippocampal formation , encoding (memory) , odor , hippocampus , spatial memory , psychology , cognitive psychology , task (project management) , dorsum , biology , cognition , working memory , management , anatomy , economics
Attention enhances the encoding and retrieval of olfactory and visuospatial representations by modulating place field stability, firing rate, and neuronal synchronization of pyramidal cells in the hippocampus.
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