Here, we identify vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-expressing interneurons as key regulators of this plasticity.
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VIP interneurons
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vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-expressing interneurons
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Novel environments trigger a transient increase in VIP interneuron activity.
Using all-optical methods in mice navigating virtual reality, we show that novel environments trigger a transient increase in VIP interneuron activity
Both insufficient and excessive VIP interneuron activity impair reward-seeking behavior specifically in novel environments, indicating that balanced VIP activity is required for spatial learning.
Both insufficient and excessive VIP interneuron activity impair reward-seeking behavior specifically in novel environments, revealing that a precise balance of VIP activity is essential for spatial learning.
Increased VIP interneuron activity in novel environments facilitates rapid place field formation and stable spatial map construction.
novel environments trigger a transient increase in VIP interneuron activity, which facilitates rapid place field formation and stable spatial map construction
VIP interneurons gate a temporal window for place-cell plasticity that mediates the effect of environmental novelty on hippocampal remapping and spatial memory.
Our findings demonstrate that VIP interneurons gate a temporal window for place cell plasticity, mediating the impact of environmental novelty on hippocampal remapping and spatial memory.
VIP interneurons are key regulators of hippocampal place-cell plasticity during remapping in novel environments.
Here, we identify vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-expressing interneurons as key regulators of this plasticity.
Bidirectional optogenetic manipulation of VIP interneuron activity modulates the speed of spatial map formation and alters BTSP signatures.
Bidirectional optogenetic manipulation —suppressing or upregulating VIP interneuron activity— modulates the speed of spatial map formation and alters signatures of behavioral timescale plasticity (BTSP)