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ArticleNature communications2024

Perirhinal cortex learns a predictive map of the task environment.

David G Lee, Caroline A McLachlan, Ramon Nogueira, Osung Kwon, Alanna E Carey, Garrett House, Gavin D Lagani, Danielle LaMay, Stefano Fusi, Jerry L Chen

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. 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 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

David G Lee *Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Caroline A McLachlan *Center for Neurophotonics, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Ramon NogueiraCenter for Theoretical Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9706-9236
Osung KwonCenter for Neurophotonics, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Alanna E CareyCenter for Neurophotonics, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Garrett HouseDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Gavin D LaganiDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Danielle LaMayDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Stefano FusiCenter for Theoretical Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3035-6652
Jerry L ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. jerry@chen-lab.org.ORCID 0000-0002-7409-7859

Funding

Cracking Genetically Defined Neocortical Circuits across Learning and BehaviorDP2NS111134 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI CHEN, JERRY L · 2018 to 2022
$2.4M
Cortical Interactions Underlying Sensory RepresentationsR01NS109965 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI CHEN, JERRY L · 2018 to 2022
$2.0M
Gatsby Charitable Foundation GAT3708National Science Foundation (NSF) Neuronex 1707398NINDS NIH HHS DP2 NS111134NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS109965U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01NS109965
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Goal-directed tasks involve acquiring an internal model, known as a predictive map, of relevant stimuli and associated outcomes to guide behavior. Here, we identified neural signatures of a predictive map of task behavior in perirhinal cortex (Prh). Mice learned to perform a tactile working memory task by classifying sequential whisker stimuli over multiple training stages. Chronic two-photon calcium imaging, population analysis, and computational modeling revealed that Prh encodes stimulus features as sensory prediction errors. Prh forms stable stimulus-outcome associations that can progressively be decoded earlier in the trial as training advances and that generalize as animals learn new contingencies. Stimulus-outcome associations are linked to prospective network activity encoding possible expected outcomes. This link is mediated by cholinergic signaling to guide task performance, demonstrated by acetylcholine imaging and systemic pharmacological perturbation. We propose that Prh combines error-driven and map-like properties to acquire a predictive map of learned task behavior.

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Memory, Short-TermPerirhinal CortexAcetylcholineAnimalsBehavior, AnimalFemaleLearningMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLVibrissaeAcetylcholine

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PMID38956015
PMCPMC11219840

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