
Co-allocation to overlapping dendritic branches in the retrosplenial cortex integrates memories across time
Events occurring close in time are often linked in memory, providing a framework for those memories. Recent studies suggest that memories acquired close in time are encoded by overlapping neuronal ensembles, but whether dendritic plasticity plays a role is unknown. Using in vivo longitudinal imaging of somas, dendrites, and spines along with activity-dependent manipulations of these compartments, we show that memory linking is not only dependent on ensemble overlap in
the retrosplenial cortex, but also on branch-specific dendritic allocation mechanisms. These results reveal a novel set of rules that govern how linked, and independent memories are allocated to dendritic compartments.