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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2022

Directional prefrontal-thalamic information flow is selectively required during spatial working memory retrieval.

Jia Wang, Shengnan Zhang, Tiaotiao Liu, Xuyuan Zheng, Xin Tian, Wenwen Bai

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jia WangSchool of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Shengnan ZhangSchool of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Tiaotiao LiuSchool of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xuyuan ZhengSchool of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xin TianSchool of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Wenwen BaiSchool of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.

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Introduction: Spatial working memory is a kind of short-term memory that allows temporarily storing and manipulating spatial information. Evidence suggests that spatial working memory is processed through three distinctive phases: Encoding, maintenance, and retrieval. Though the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and mediodorsal thalamus (MD) are involved in memory retrieval, how the functional interactions and information transfer between mPFC and MD remains largely unclear. Methods: We recorded local field potentials (LFPs) from mPFC and MD while mice performed a spatial working memory task in T-maze. The temporal dynamics of functional interactions and bidirectional information flow between mPFC and MD was quantitatively assessed by using directed transfer function. Results: Our results showed a significantly elevated information flow from mPFC to MD, varied in time and frequency (theta in particular), accompanying successful memory retrieval. Discussion: Elevated theta information flow, a feature that was absent on error trials, indicates an important role of the directional information transfer from mPFC to MD for memory retrieval.

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information flowlocal field potentials (LFPs)medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)mediodorsal thalamus (MD)spatial working memory

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