title: New approach illuminates how memory systems switch.
abstract: Whereas the classic view of systems consolidation involves an initial hippocampal-dependent memory later giving way to neocortical structures, a recent study using precisely-timed optogenetic silencing of key brain areas reveals a more complex and dynamic interaction between systems competing for control over the expression of contextual fear memories.
authors.affiliation: Center for Memory and Brain, Boston University, Boston MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eichenbaum
mesh_terms: D000679:Amygdala / Q000502:physiology*; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000502:physiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*