First Author | Murray AJ | Year | 2011 |
Journal | Nat Neurosci | Volume | 14 |
Issue | 3 | Pages | 297-9 |
PubMed ID | 21278730 | Mgi Jnum | J:170108 |
Mgi Id | MGI:4944009 | Doi | 10.1038/nn.2751 |
Citation | Murray AJ, et al. (2011) Parvalbumin-positive CA1 interneurons are required for spatial working but not for reference memory. Nat Neurosci 14(3):297-9 |
abstractText | Parvalbumin-positive GABAergic interneurons in cortical circuits are hypothesized to control cognitive function. To test this idea directly, we functionally removed parvalbumin-positive interneurons selectively from hippocampal CA1 in mice. We found that parvalbumin-positive interneurons are dispensable for spatial reference, but are essential for spatial working memory. |