CA1 Neurons of Hippocampus are Responsible for Memory of Routes

https://neurosciencenews.com/memory-flow-neurons-10671/

This study aims to shed light on how the brain remembers certain important locations that contribute to remembering a route of travel.  The study design was a behavioral intervention. The researchers used a two-photon microscope to observe vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-expressing (VIP)-cell activity as mice ran on treadmills while being presented with various sights and sounds.  The researchers focussed on area CA1 of the hippocampus, the area that has previously been shown to be responsible for animal location. The hippocampus at large is responsible for long term memory. It is understood that as an animal learns its route, various excitatory and inhibitory neurons are fired.  What I am left wondering is how the information is stored latently, to be used at a later time.