MBF Bioscience News

Hooks BM, Papale AE, Paletzki RF, Feroze MW, Eastwood BS, Couey JJ, Winnubst J, Chandrashekar J, Gerfen CR.
 
IT-type and PT-type cortical neurons show distinct projection patterns to the striatum. IT neurons create broad, consistent corticostriatal maps, while PT neurons form more focal and variable inputs, revealing cell-type–specific organization of motor-control pathways....

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Inácio AR, Lam KC, Zhao Y, Pereira F, Gerfen CR, Lee S.

 

Movement-correlated neurons in somatosensory cortex receive stronger thalamic glutamatergic input and weaker motor cortical input than uncorrelated cells. Silencing thalamus reduces movement responses, indicating that stable movement encoding in wS1 is primarily driven by thalamic circuits....

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Zhang X, Flick K, Rizzo M, Pignatelli M, Tonegawa S.

 

Dopamine from the ventral tegmental area signals unexpected threat omission to D1-rich neurons in the basolateral amygdala. Manipulating this pathway alters extinction behavior, showing that VTA-to-BLA dopamine acts as a teaching signal that drives fear extinction memory formation....

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