Creating a False Memory in the Hippocampus
Memories can be unreliable. We created a false memory in mice by optogenetically manipulating memory engram–bearing cells in the hippocampus. Dentate gyrus (DG) or CA1 neurons activated by exposure to a particular context were labeled with channelrhodopsin-2. These neurons were later optically react...
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85964 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2839-8228 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6697-8330 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0121-8514 |