Hemisphere-specific spatial representation by hippocampal granule cells

Abstract: The dentate gyrus (DG) output plays a key role in the emergence of spatial and contextual map representation within the hippocampus during learning. Differences in neuronal network activity have been observed between left and right CA1-3 areas, implying lateralization in spatial coding properties. Whether bilateral differences of DG granule cell (GC) assemblies encoding spatial and contextual information exist remains largely unexplored. Here, we employed two-photon calcium imaging of the left or the right DG to record the activity of GC populations over five consecutive days in head-fixed mice navigating through familiar and novel virtual environments. Imaging revealed similar mean GC activity on both sides. However, spatial tuning, context-selectivity and run-to-run place field reliability was markedly higher for DG place cells in the left than the right hemisphere. Moreover, the proportion of GCs reconfiguring their place fields between contexts was greater in the left DG. Thus, our data suggest that contextual information is differentially processed by GC populations depending on the hemisphere, with higher context discrimination in the left but a bias towards generalization in the right DG

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Nature communications. - 13, 1 (2022) , 6227, ISSN: 2041-1723

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(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2022
Creator
Cholvin, Thibault
Bartos, Marlene

DOI
10.1038/s41467-022-34039-5
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2304606
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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