Pedro Bekinschtein

Cortical Serotonin Type 2A Receptor Activation Shields Episodic-like Memories from Retroactive Interference in Rodents

This study shows that activating serotonin 2A receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex prevents retroactive interference in rodents by enhancing memory access rather than erasing memory traces.

A novel event improves memory retrieval and divergent thinking in a naturalistic school environment

This study shows that a novel neuroscience lesson improves memory retrieval and divergent thinking in high school students when presented immediately before the task.

Serotonin signaling in the rat prefrontal cortex is required for Retrieval-Induced Forgetting

This study shows that serotonin signaling in the rat prefrontal cortex is critical for retrieval-induced forgetting, with specific receptor subtypes modulating memory competition.

Behavioral, molecular and neuronal mechanisms involved in recognition memory retrieval under degraded spatial cues in the rat hippocampus

This study investigates how degraded spatial cues affect recognition memory retrieval in the rat hippocampus, showing that NMDAR activity in specific circuits modulates memory retrieval under different cue conditions.

Dentate gyrus somatostatin cells are required for contextual discrimination during episodic memory encoding

This study shows that somatostatin neurons in the dentate gyrus are essential for pattern separation during episodic memory encoding by modulating excitability and discrimination of similar environments in mice.