On the structure of serial memory effects in perception

Abstract: Our impression of the sensory world is modified by our preceding experience. In the laboratory, this phenomenon is apparent from serial effects: participants‘ responses in any one trial are found to depend on previous stimuli or responses, even when task instructions and feedback establish each trial as independent. These effects are typically modelled as simple […]

Cell-type specific voltage imaging of neural spiking, oscillations, waves, and memory dynamics

Abstract: Fluorescent genetically encoded voltage-indicators report the membrane voltages of targeted cell-types. Recent advances in the development of these indicators have enabled optical voltage-imaging experiments capturing the spiking dynamics of up to 3 neuron classes at once in the brains of behaving mammals. We recently used this capability to uncover a new form of interaction between an […]

Representational drift in the hippocampus-entorhinal circuit

Abstract: A prevailing notion in memory research is that the persistence of a memory depends on the stability of the neural codes established during learning. However, recent studies have shown that hippocampal place codes and cortical sensory codes gradually change (or drift) over time, challenging the idea that stable codes are required for stable memories. […]