Corticostriatal Projection Neurons –Dichotomous Types and Dichotomous Functions

The mammalian striatum receives its main excitatory input from the two types of cortical pyramidal neurons of layer 5 of the cerebral cortex – those with only intratelencephalic connections (IT-type) and those sending their main axon to the brainstem via the pyramidal tract (PT-type). These two neu...

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Main Authors: Anton Reiner, Natalie M Hart, Wanlong eLei, Yunping eDeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2010.00142/full