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Sensory processing in external globus pallidus neurons
Yvonne Johansson1, Maya Ketzef2
1Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden; Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London, London, UK.
Abstract:
Sensory processing is crucial for execution of appropriate behavior. The external globus pallidus (GPe), a nucleus within the basal ganglia, is highly involved in the control of movement and could potentially integrate sensory-motor information. The GPe comprises prototypic and arkypallidal cells, which receive partially overlapping inputs. It is unclear, however, which inputs convey sensory information to them. Here, we used in vivo whole-cell recordings in the mouse GPe and optogenetic silencing to characterize the pathways that shape the response to whisker stimulation in prototypic and arkypallidal cells. Our results show that sensory integration in prototypic cells is controlled by the subthalamic nucleus and indirect pathway medium spiny neurons (MSNs), whereas in arkypallidal cells, it is primarily shaped by direct pathway MSNs. These results suggest that GPe subpopulations receive sensory information from largely different neural populations, reinforcing that the GPe consists of two parallel pathways, which differ anatomically and functionally.
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