Symmetry in Frontal But Not Motor and Somatosensory Cortical Projections.
J Neurosci
; 44(33)2024 Aug 14.
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ABSTRACT
The neocortex and striatum are topographically organized for sensory and motor functions. While sensory and motor areas are lateralized for touch and motor control, respectively, frontal areas are involved in decision-making, where lateralization of function may be less important. This study contrasted the topographic precision of cell-type-specific ipsilateral and contralateral cortical projections while varying the injection site location in transgenic mice of both sexes. While sensory cortical areas had strongly topographic outputs to the ipsilateral cortex and striatum, they were weaker and not as topographically precise to contralateral targets. The motor cortex had somewhat stronger projections but still relatively weak contralateral topography. In contrast, frontal cortical areas had high degrees of topographic similarity for both ipsilateral and contralateral projections to the cortex and striatum. Corticothalamic organization is mainly ipsilateral, with weaker, more medial contralateral projections. Corticostriatal computations might integrate input outside closed basal ganglia loops using contralateral projections, enabling the two hemispheres to act as a unit to converge on one result in motor planning and decision-making.
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Asunto principal:
Corteza Somatosensorial
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Ratones Transgénicos
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Lóbulo Frontal
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Corteza Motora
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Vías Nerviosas
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Animals
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J Neurosci
Año:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos