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ArticleThe European journal of neuroscience2017

The retrosplenial cortex and object recency memory in the rat.

Anna L Powell, Seralynne D Vann, Cristian M Olarte-Sánchez, Lisa Kinnavane, Moira Davies, Eman Amin, John P Aggleton, Andrew J D Nelson

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Article in The European journal of neuroscience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna L PowellSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2070-856X
Seralynne D VannSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Cristian M Olarte-SánchezSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Lisa KinnavaneSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Moira DaviesSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Eman AminSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
John P AggletonSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Andrew J D NelsonSchool of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Cardiff University · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L021005/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been proposed that the retrosplenial cortex forms part of a 'where/when' information network. The present study focussed on the related issue of whether retrosplenial cortex also contributes to 'what/when' information, by examining object recency memory. In Experiment 1, rats with retrosplenial lesions were found to be impaired at distinguishing the temporal order of objects presented in a continuous series ('Within-Block' condition). The same lesioned rats could, however, distinguish between objects that had been previously presented in one of two discrete blocks ('Between-Block' condition). Experiment 2 used intact rats to map the expression of the immediate-early gene c-fos in retrosplenial cortex following performance of a between-block, recency discrimination. Recency performance correlated positively with levels of c-fos expression in both granular and dysgranular retrosplenial cortex (areas 29 and 30). Expression of c-fos in the granular retrosplenial cortex also correlated with prelimbic cortex and ventral subiculum c-fos activity, the latter also correlating with recency memory performance. The combined findings from both experiments reveal an involvement of the retrosplenial cortex in temporal order memory, which includes both between-block and within-block problems. The current findings also suggest that the rat retrosplenial cortex comprises one of a group of closely interlinked regions that enable recency memory, including the hippocampal formation, medial diencephalon and medial frontal cortex. In view of the well-established importance of the retrosplenial cortex for spatial learning, the findings support the notion that, with its frontal and hippocampal connections, retrosplenial cortex has a key role for both what/when and where/when information.

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Spatial MemoryAnimalsBrainMaleMemory, Long-TermMemory, Short-TermNeuronsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosRatsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosc-foshippocampusrecognition memorysubiculumtemporal discrimination

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PMCPMC5488228
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