Reverse Replay of Hippocampal Place Cells Is Uniquely Modulated by Changing Reward

R. Ellen Ambrose, Brad E. Pfeiffer, David J. Foster

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Abstract

Hippocampal replays are episodes of sequential place cell activity during sharp-wave ripple oscillations (SWRs). Conflicting hypotheses implicate awake replay in learning from reward and in memory retrieval for decision making. Further, awake replays can be forward, in the same order as experienced, or reverse, in the opposite order. However, while the presence or absence of reward has been reported to modulate SWR rate, the effect of reward changes on replay, and on replay direction in particular, has not been examined. Here we report divergence in the response of forward and reverse replays to changing reward. While both classes of replays were observed at reward locations, only reverse replays increased their rate at increased reward or decreased their rate at decreased reward, while forward replays were unchanged. These data demonstrate a unique relationship between reverse replay and reward processing and point to a functional distinction between different directions of replay. Video Abstract

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1124-1136
Number of pages13
JournalNeuron
Volume91
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 7 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience

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