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ArticleCurrent biology : CB2020

Impaired Hippocampal-Cortical Interactions during Sleep in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Sarah D Benthem, Ivan Skelin, Shawn C Moseley, Alina C Stimmell, Jessica R Dixon, Andreza S Melilli, Leonardo Molina, Bruce L McNaughton, Aaron A Wilber

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Article in Current biology : CB, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sarah D BenthemDepartment of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. Electronic address: benthem@psy.fsu.edu.
Ivan SkelinDepartment of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Shawn C MoseleyDepartment of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Alina C StimmellDepartment of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Jessica R DixonDepartment of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Andreza S MelilliDepartment of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Leonardo MolinaDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Bruce L McNaughtonDepartment of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Aaron A WilberDepartment of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. Electronic address: awilber@fsu.edu.
Florida State University · USUniversity of Lethbridge · CAUniversity of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Parietal-hippocampal network in the triple transgenic mouse model of AlzheimersR00AG049090 · NIA · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WILBER, AARON A · 2017 to 2019
$747k
Parietal-hippocampal network in the triple transgenic mouse model of AlzheimersK99AG049090 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI WILBER, AARON A · 2015 to 2016
$189k
CIHR PJT 156040NIA NIH HHS K99 AG049090NIA NIH HHS R00 AG049090
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spatial learning is impaired in humans with preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD). We reported similar impairments in 3xTg-AD mice learning a spatial reorientation task. Memory reactivation during sleep is critical for learning-related plasticity, and memory consolidation is correlated with hippocampal sharp wave ripple (SWR) density, cortical delta waves (DWs), cortical spindles, and the temporal coupling of these events-postulated as physiological substrates for memory consolidation. Further, hippocampal-cortical discoordination is prevalent in individuals with AD. Thus, we hypothesized that impaired memory consolidation mechanisms in hippocampal-cortical networks could account for spatial memory deficits. We assessed sleep architecture, SWR-DW dynamics, and memory reactivation in a mouse model of tauopathy and amyloidosis implanted with a recording array targeting isocortex and hippocampus. Mice underwent daily recording sessions of rest-task-rest while learning the spatial reorientation task. We assessed memory reactivation by matching activity patterns from the approach to the unmarked reward zone to patterns during slow-wave sleep (SWS). AD mice had more SWS, but reduced SWR density. The increased SWS compensated for reduced SWR density so there was no reduction in SWR number. In control mice, spindles were phase-coupled with DWs, and hippocampal SWR-cortical DW coupling was strengthened in post-task sleep and was correlated with performance on the spatial reorientation task the following day. However, in AD mice, SWR-DW and spindle-DW coupling were impaired. Thus, reduced SWR-DW coupling may cause impaired learning in AD, and spindle-DW coupling during short rest-task-rest sessions may serve as a biomarker for early AD-related changes in these brain dynamics.

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Memory ConsolidationSleepAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHippocampusMemory DisordersMiceMice, TransgenicNeocortexSpatial MemoryAlzheimer's diseasehippocampal-cortical dynamicshippocampusmemory reactivationmemory replayparietal cortexsharp wave ripplessleepspatial memoryspatial orientation

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PMID32470367
PMCPMC7356567
OpenAlexW3029277045

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