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The The Infl fluence uence of of Agi Aging on on the the Variab riability ility of of Neur Neuronal onal Acti Activity vity Stephen Cowen, Ph.D. Less of it Phase advance Intermittent waking Critical for the consolidation of episodic memories
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Less of it Phase advance Intermittent waking Critical for the consolidation of episodic memories
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Wilson, M. A., & McNaughton, B. L. B. (1994). Reactivation of hippocampal ensemble memories during sleep. Science, 5(14), 5–8.
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Theory
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Reduced neuronal reliability could impair this process…
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Given that aging is associated with reduced capacity to encode and recall episodic memories… Gener General Hypothesi Hypothesis: Ripple‐associated neuronal activity will be associated with more variability.
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Schimanski, L. a, Lipa, P., & Barnes, C. a. (2013). Tracking the course of hippocampal representations during learning: when is the map required? The Journal of Neuroscience : The Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 33(7), 3094–106.
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Im Implic plication ions
- Adaptive process. Reduced variability may be a good thing.
Larger synapses could compensate for synaptic pruning.
- Possible Negative Consequence: The aged brain has a more
limited “vocabulary” available for encoding new memories.
- Translation: Approaches that increase variability in a
targeted way may enhance encoding of new information.
- TCDCS, TMS, drugs (NE).
- Future: 1)Investigate reactivation of previous experience,
efficacy of reactivation in aged animals with preserved and impaired performance on memory tasks. 2) Interventions that alter ripple density or amplitude. 3) Dopamine
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Acknowledg Acknowledgem emen ents ts
- Jean‐Paul Wiegand
- Daniel Gray
- Tony Ye
- Many fantastic undergraduates
- Carol Barnes
- Lesley Schimanski
“To our relatives, the Rodents, with apologies.” – Valentino Braitenberg (1998)
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Future Directions
- Determine if reactivation (a
correlate of consolidation) is this impaired or actually increased in aged animals that…
- Do well on memory tasks.
- Explore techniques, such as
TDCS or drug therapies that could potentially increase ripple density.
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