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Systems Consolidation Impairs Behavioral Flexibility
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Learning & Memory . May 2020 27(5):201-208. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Behavioral flexibility is important in a changing environment. Previous research suggests that systems consolidation, a long-term poststorage process that alters memory traces, may reduce behavioral flexibility. However, exactly how systems consolidation affects flexibility is unknown. Here, we tested how systems consolidation affects: (1) flexibility in response to value changes and (2) flexibility in response to changes in the optimal sequence of actions. Mice were trained to obtain food rewards in a Y-maze by switching nose pokes between three arms. During initial training, all arms were rewarded and mice simply had to switch arms in order to maximize rewards. Then, after either a 1 or 28 d delay, we either devalued one arm, or we reinforced a specific sequence of pokes. We found that after a 1 d delay mice adapted relatively easily to the changes. In contrast, mice given a 28 d delay struggled to adapt, especially for changes to the optimal sequence of actions. Immediate early gene imaging suggested that the 28 d mice were less reliant on their hippocampus and more reliant on their medial prefrontal cortex. These data suggest that systems consolidation reduces behavioral flexibility, particularly for changes to the optimal sequence of actions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1072-0502
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Learning & Memory
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1256004
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.051243.119