ReviewNature reviews. Neuroscience2023
Assessments of dentate gyrus function: discoveries and debates.
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- Semantic encoding of trauma memories in the hippocampus among individuals with PTSD.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Trial
- The functional role of opioidergic system within the ventral tegmental area and the dentate gyrus of hippocampus in modulation of the persistent inflammatory pain in the rats.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Article
- Intrinsic Excitability of Rat Hippocampal Granule Cells Increases Along the Dorsal-to-Ventral Axis.Hippocampus · 2026Article
- An Update on the Model of Connectivity of the Hippocampal Formation (I): The Perforant Pathway to the Dentate Gyrus.Hippocampus · 2026Article
- Erbin Regulates Neuronal Hyperexcitability and Seizure Susceptibility in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.Neuroscience bulletin · 2026Article
- Dynamics of Dentate Gyrus Place Cells and Dentate Spikes during Spatial and Nonspatial Changes in Environments.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026Article
- Dysfunction of hippocampal cells and its role in cognitive impairment.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Subregional activity in the dentate gyrus is amplified during elevated cognitive demands.eLife · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review of Clinical Utility from the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Memory Index Score.Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology · 2026Article
- Enhanced P-TEFb activity compromises dentate gyrus neurogenesis in mice.The EMBO journal · 2026Article
- A GABAergic neural circuit from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to DG drives cognitive impairment in migraine mice.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Acquisition and extinction of drug-context memories are linked to distinct epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms in the mouse dentate gyrus.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Dentate Gyrus Engrams in Fear and Reward: Mechanistic Principles, Critical Gaps, and Paths to Translation.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Review
- TNF-mediated hilar interneuron loss and aberrant granule cell migration are associated with chronic cognitive deficits following TBI.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026Article
- Unbalanced chromatin binding of Polycomb complexes drives neurodevelopmental disorders.Molecular cell · 2026Article
- Spatial mapping of RNA turnover kinetics and regulatory landscapes of mRNA stability in the mammalian brain.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Sparsification and decorrelation of granule cell activity in the dentate gyrus by noradrenaline.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Updated Neuronal Numbers of the Rat Hippocampal Formation: Redesigning the Hippocampal Model.Hippocampus · 2026Article
- Ethnopharmacological relevance of Chinese medicinal materials and natural products in epilepsy: a critical multi-target review integrating neurons, glia and inflammatory signaling.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Inverse and dynamic levels of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 regulate mouse postnatal dental gyrus development.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
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Abstract
There has been considerable speculation regarding the function of the dentate gyrus (DG) - a subregion of the mammalian hippocampus - in learning and memory. In this Perspective article, we compare leading theories of DG function. We note that these theories all critically rely on the generation of distinct patterns of activity in the region to signal differences between experiences and to reduce interference between memories. However, these theories are divided by the roles they attribute to the DG during learning and recall and by the contributions they ascribe to specific inputs or cell types within the DG. These differences influence the information that the DG is thought to impart to downstream structures. We work towards a holistic view of the role of DG in learning and memory by first developing three critical questions to foster a dialogue between the leading theories. We then evaluate the extent to which previous studies address our questions, highlight remaining areas of conflict, and suggest future experiments to bridge these theories.
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