Ripples for recall: The hippocampus constructing the context?

Svenja Brodt; Jan Born

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2021.08.010

Ripples for recall: The hippocampus constructing the context?

Neuron. 2021 Sep 1;109(17):2646-2648. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.08.010.

Authors

Svenja Brodt¹, Jan Born²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. Electronic address: svenja.brodt@uni-tuebingen.de.
² Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany; Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.

PMID: 34473952
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.08.010

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Norman et al. (2021) show that contrary to classical systems consolidation theories, hippocampal ripples orchestrate recall of both autobiographical and semantic memories. Similarity of ripple patterns furthermore suggests a semantization process as autobiographical memories age.

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MeSH terms

Hippocampus*
Memory, Episodic*
Mental Recall
Neurons