Theta Rhythm: Temporal Glue for Episodic Memory

Sam C Berens; Aidan J Horner

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.048

Theta Rhythm: Temporal Glue for Episodic Memory

Curr Biol. 2017 Oct 23;27(20):R1110-R1112. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.048.

Authors

Sam C Berens¹, Aidan J Horner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
² Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK. Electronic address: aidan.horner@york.ac.uk.

PMID: 29065291
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.048

Abstract

The low frequency theta rhythm is thought to promote the formation of long-term multimodal memories in the hippocampus by orchestrating input from multiple cortical sources. New research has demonstrated a causal association between the timing of experimentally induced theta rhythms and episodic memory formation in humans.

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MeSH terms

Hippocampus
Humans
Memory, Episodic*
Theta Rhythm*