Brain Rhythms: Higher-Frequency Theta Oscillations Make Sense in Moving Humans

Michael A Yassa

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.045

Brain Rhythms: Higher-Frequency Theta Oscillations Make Sense in Moving Humans

Curr Biol. 2018 Jan 22;28(2):R70-R72. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.045.

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Michael A Yassa¹

Affiliation

¹ 309 Qureshey Research Laboratory, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3800, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

The hippocampal theta rhythm is critical for learning and memory. New research demonstrates that theta oscillations in freely moving humans are similar in frequency and function to those observed in rodents and are modulated by movement speed and exploratory behavior.

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Hippocampus
Humans
Memory
Movement
Temporal Lobe*
Theta Rhythm*

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