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Activity of striatal neurons reflects dynamic encoding and recoding of procedural memories

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  • Terra D. Barnes

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Yasuo Kubota

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Dan Hu

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Dezhe Z. Jin

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Pennsylvania State University, 0104 Davey Laboratory)

  • Ann M. Graybiel

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Get used to it... Habit formation is an important factor in both human and animal behaviour patterns. These stereotyped behaviours are hard won, requiring extensive repetition, and difficult to lose. But once lost a habit can be quickly regained. The basal ganglia are known as a key part of the brain's habit system, but it is not known what they do. Now a study of rats navigating a maze demonstrates that as animals acquire a habit through training and then lose the habit and again acquire it through further bouts of training, waves of changing activity occur in the basal ganglia. Surprisingly, the research suggests that a main role of the basal ganglia may be to change the habit memories, not simply to store them.

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  • Terra D. Barnes & Yasuo Kubota & Dan Hu & Dezhe Z. Jin & Ann M. Graybiel, 2005. "Activity of striatal neurons reflects dynamic encoding and recoding of procedural memories," Nature, Nature, vol. 437(7062), pages 1158-1161, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:437:y:2005:i:7062:d:10.1038_nature04053
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04053
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    1. Zimmerman, Frederick J., 2013. "Habit, custom, and power: A multi-level theory of population health," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 47-56.
    2. Julie E Miller & Austin T Hilliard & Stephanie A White, 2010. "Song Practice Promotes Acute Vocal Variability at a Key Stage of Sensorimotor Learning," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(1), pages 1-15, January.

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