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1. Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms

   Altered Hippocampal Place Cell Representation and Theta Rhythmicity following Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

   Harvey, Berkowitz, Savage, Hamilton and Clark · Current Biology · 2020

   Recording from the hippocampus of adult rats exposed to moderate prenatal alcohol, the study found weaker spatial tuning, less distinct context coding and fewer theta-rhythmic place cells than in controls.

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   1. UncheckedIn rats exposed to alcohol before birth, hippocampal CA1 and CA3 neurons were less likely to change their firing between travel directions and between contexts.“Second, CA1 and CA3 neurons from PAE rats are less likely to orthogonalize their firing between directions of travel on a linear track and between changes in contextual stimuli in an open arena compared to control neurons.”
   2. UncheckedIn adult rats exposed to moderate alcohol before birth, fewer hippocampal place cells showed significant theta rhythmicity and phase precession.“Lastly, reductions in the number of hippocampal place cells exhibiting significant theta rhythmicity and phase precession were observed, which may suggest changes to hippocampal microcircuit function.”