Neurophysiology of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus

The interest in the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg), a structure located in the brainstem at the level of the pontomesencephalic junction, has greatly increased in recent years because it is involved in the regulation of physiological functions that fail in Parkinson's disease and bec...

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Main Authors: F. Vitale, A. Capozzo, P. Mazzone, E. Scarnati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996118300706