For me, the broader idea is that memory retrieval isn't simply replay. Instead, hippocampal output may initiate a transformation that expands compressed memory traces into rich cortical representations capable of supporting conscious recollection. I'd love to hear what people think.
Hippocampal ripples initiate cortical dimensionality expansion for memory retrieval - Nature Communications
How past experiences are reconstructed from memory remains unclear. Here the authors used intracranial EEG to show that hippocampal ripples reshape the geometry of cortical representations, supporting...
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