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SUBMITTER: Heys JG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6352992 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Heys James G JG Dombeck Daniel A DA
Nature neuroscience 20181022 11
The medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) is known to contain spatial encoding neurons that likely contribute to encoding spatial aspects of episodic memories. However, little is known about the role MEC plays in encoding temporal aspects of episodic memories, particularly during immobility. Here using a virtual 'Door Stop' task for mice, we show that MEC contains a representation of elapsed time during immobility, with individual time-encoding neurons activated at a specific moment during the immobile ...[more]