Disinhibition Goes Spatial

M Belen Pardi; Elisabeth Abs; Johannes J Letzkus

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.006

Disinhibition Goes Spatial

Neuron. 2019 Mar 20;101(6):994-996. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.006.

Authors

M Belen Pardi¹, Elisabeth Abs¹, Johannes J Letzkus²

Affiliations

¹ Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
² Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany. Electronic address: johannes.letzkus@brain.mpg.de.

PMID: 30897364
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.006

Abstract

Memorizing significant locations in the environment is a fundamental capacity of the brain. In this issue, Turi et al. (2019) present multidisciplinary evidence for a critical involvement of disinhibitory interneurons in hippocampal CA1 in this process.

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MeSH terms

Goals
Hippocampus
Interneurons
Spatial Learning*
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide*

Substances

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide