{"id":2788,"date":"2023-02-03T11:27:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T01:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognav.net\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2023-02-03T11:27:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T01:27:33","slug":"whether-and-how-replay-supports-both-future-planning-and-preserving-memories-of-the-past%ef%bc%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/braininspirednavigation.com\/?p=2788","title":{"rendered":"Whether, and how, replay supports both future planning and preserving memories of the past\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">G. Elliott Wimmer, Yunzhe Liu, Daniel C. McNamee, and Raymond J. Dolan.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2205211120\"><strong>Distinct replay signatures for prospective decision-making and memory preservation<\/strong><\/a>. PNAS, 120 (6) e2205211120, 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Significance<br \/>\n&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The sequential neural reactivation of prior experience, known as replay, is considered to be an important mechanism for both future planning and preserving memories of the past<\/span><\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Whether, and how, replay supports both of these functions remains unknown<\/span><\/strong>. Here, in humans, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">we found that prior to a choice, rapid replay of potential future paths was enhanced when planning was more beneficial<\/span><\/strong>. By contrast, after choice feedback, when no future actions are imminent, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">we found evidence for a memory preservation signal evident in enhanced replay of paths that had been visited less in the recent past<\/span><\/strong>. Our results demonstrate that <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">distinct replay signatures, expressed at different times, relate to two dissociable cognitive functions<\/span><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAbstract<br \/>\n&#8220;Theories of neural replay propose that it supports a range of functions, most prominently planning and memory consolidation. Here, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">we test the hypothesis that distinct signatures of replay in the same task are related to model-based decision-making (\u201cplanning\u201d) and memory preservation<\/span><\/strong>. We designed a reward learning task wherein participants utilized structure knowledge for model-based evaluation, while at the same time had to maintain knowledge of two independent and randomly alternating task environments. Using magnetoencephalography and multivariate analysis, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">we first identified temporally compressed sequential reactivation, or replay, both prior to choice and following reward feedback<\/span><\/strong>. Before choice, prospective replay strength was enhanced for the current task-relevant environment when a model-based planning strategy was beneficial. Following reward receipt, and consistent with a memory preservation role, replay for the alternative distal task environment was enhanced as a function of decreasing recency of experience with that environment. Critically, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">these planning and memory preservation relationships were selective to pre-choice and post-feedback periods, respectively<\/span><\/strong>. Our results provide support for key theoretical proposals regarding the functional role of replay and demonstrate that <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">the relative strength of planning and memory-related signals are modulated by ongoing computational and task demands<\/span><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">G. Elliott Wimmer, Yunzhe Liu, Daniel C. McNamee, and Raymond J. Dolan.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2205211120\"><strong>Distinct replay signatures for prospective decision-making and memory preservation<\/strong><\/a>. PNAS, 120 (6) e2205211120, 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G. Elliott Wimmer, Yunzhe Liu, Daniel C. McNamee, and Raymond J. Dolan.\u00a0Distinct replay signatures for prospective decision-making and memory preservation. PNAS, 120 (6) e2205211120, 2023.\u00a0 Significance &#8220;The sequential neural reactivation of prior experience, known as replay, is considered to be an important mechanism for both future planning and preserving memories of the past. 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