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process > neurophysiological process > sharp wave ripple

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sharp wave ripple  

Definition

  • A spontaneous oscillatory pattern in the hippocampus consisting of a sharp wave (1–30 Hz) and associated ripple oscillation (120–220 Hz) during periods of slow-wave sleep and behavioral immobility.

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Synonym(s)

  • sharp wave and ripple
  • SPW-R
  • SWR

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Buzsáki, G. (2015). Hippocampal sharp wave-ripple: A cognitive biomarker for episodic memory and planning. Hippocampus, 25(10), 1073–1188. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.22488

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Fernández-Ruiz, A., Oliva, A., Fermino de Oliveira, E., Rocha-Almeida, F., Tingley, D., & Buzsáki, G. (2019). Long-duration hippocampal sharp wave ripples improve memory. Science, 364(6445), 1082–1086. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax0758

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Girardeau, G., Benchenane, K., Wiener, S. I., Buzsáki, G., & Zugaro, M. B. (2009). Selective suppression of hippocampal ripples impairs spatial memory. Nature Neuroscience, 12(10), 1222–1223. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2384

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Josselyn, S. A., Köhler, S., & Frankland, P. W. (2015). Finding the engram. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16(9), 521–534. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn4000

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Kragel, J. E., & Voss, J. L. (2022). Looking for the neural basis of memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 26(1), 53–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.10.010

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • O’Neill, J., Pleydell-Bouverie, B., Dupret, D., & Csicsvari, J. (2010). Play it again: Reactivation of waking experience and memory. Trends in Neurosciences, 33(5), 220–229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2010.01.006

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Ross, T. W., & Easton, A. (2022). The hippocampal horizon: Constructing and segmenting experience for episodic memory. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 132, 181–196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.11.038

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Yang, W., Sun, C., Huszár, R., Hainmueller, T., Kiselev, K., & Buzsáki, G. (2024). Selection of experience for memory by hippocampal sharp wave ripples. Science, 383(6690), 1478–1483. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk8261

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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