Saikat Ray, BCCN Berlin

Functional Architecture of the Medial Entorhinal Cortex

The analysis of spatial cells in the hippocampus and the medial entorhinal cortex has been a remarkable success story. Extracellular recordings have revealed not only an astonishing degree of functional abstractness but also unmistakable clarity in recognizing behavioral correlates of neuronal activity such as place, head-direction, border and grid cells. Though we know a great deal about the functional phenotypes of neuronal activation, information about the underlying microcircuits is sorely lacking. In this talk I will explore the structure of the superficial layers of the medial entorhinal cortex and the components and architecture of the microcircuits involved in spatial memory across evolution and development.

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Michael Brecht