01 Aug 2013
August 1, 2013

Oscillatory activity in the monkey hippocampus during visual exploration and memory formation

Neuroscience

Jutras et al find a relationship between hippocampal theta and visual exploration via saccadic eye movements.  Saccades caused a theta reset that was predictive of subsequent recognition of visual images.  Enhanced theta power before stimulus onset was also predictive of recognition.

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The Miller Lab uses experimental and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of the high-level cognitive functions that underlie complex goal-directed behavior. ekmillerlab.mit.edu