Aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala-hippocampus phase code

The amygdala facilitates memory encoding in the hippocampus. Here the authors show, using simultaneous intracranial recordings from these regions, that emotional memory encoding is mediated by the amygdala theta phase to which hippocampal gamma activity and neuronal firing is coupled.

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Main Authors: Manuela Costa, Diego Lozano-Soldevilla, Antonio Gil-Nagel, Rafael Toledano, Carina R. Oehrn, Lukas Kunz, Mar Yebra, Costantino Mendez-Bertolo, Lennart Stieglitz, Johannes Sarnthein, Nikolai Axmacher, Stephan Moratti, Bryan A. Strange
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33828-2
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Diego Lozano-Soldevilla
Antonio Gil-Nagel
Rafael Toledano
Carina R. Oehrn
Lukas Kunz
Mar Yebra
Costantino Mendez-Bertolo
Lennart Stieglitz
Johannes Sarnthein
Nikolai Axmacher
Stephan Moratti
Bryan A. Strange
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Diego Lozano-Soldevilla
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description The amygdala facilitates memory encoding in the hippocampus. Here the authors show, using simultaneous intracranial recordings from these regions, that emotional memory encoding is mediated by the amygdala theta phase to which hippocampal gamma activity and neuronal firing is coupled.
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spelling doaj.art-f267ccc3631b4c4d9436df55d7586b162022-12-22T02:37:58ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-10-0113111610.1038/s41467-022-33828-2Aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala-hippocampus phase codeManuela Costa0Diego Lozano-Soldevilla1Antonio Gil-Nagel2Rafael Toledano3Carina R. Oehrn4Lukas Kunz5Mar Yebra6Costantino Mendez-Bertolo7Lennart Stieglitz8Johannes Sarnthein9Nikolai Axmacher10Stephan Moratti11Bryan A. Strange12Laboratory for Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, IdISSCLaboratory for Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, IdISSCEpilepsy Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Ruber InternacionalEpilepsy Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Ruber InternacionalDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia UniversityLaboratory for Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, IdISSCLaboratory for Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, IdISSCDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichDepartment of Neuropsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University BochumLaboratory for Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, IdISSCLaboratory for Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, IdISSCThe amygdala facilitates memory encoding in the hippocampus. Here the authors show, using simultaneous intracranial recordings from these regions, that emotional memory encoding is mediated by the amygdala theta phase to which hippocampal gamma activity and neuronal firing is coupled.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33828-2
spellingShingle Manuela Costa
Diego Lozano-Soldevilla
Antonio Gil-Nagel
Rafael Toledano
Carina R. Oehrn
Lukas Kunz
Mar Yebra
Costantino Mendez-Bertolo
Lennart Stieglitz
Johannes Sarnthein
Nikolai Axmacher
Stephan Moratti
Bryan A. Strange
Aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala-hippocampus phase code
Nature Communications
title Aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala-hippocampus phase code
title_full Aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala-hippocampus phase code
title_fullStr Aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala-hippocampus phase code
title_full_unstemmed Aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala-hippocampus phase code
title_short Aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala-hippocampus phase code
title_sort aversive memory formation in humans involves an amygdala hippocampus phase code
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33828-2
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