Cell type-specific processing of non-motor signals in the external pallidum

Connor D Courtney; C Savio Chan

doi:10.1016/j.tins.2023.03.002

Cell type-specific processing of non-motor signals in the external pallidum

Trends Neurosci. 2023 May;46(5):336-337. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2023.03.002. Epub 2023 Mar 17.

Authors

Connor D Courtney¹, C Savio Chan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
² Department of Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

The external globus pallidus (GPe) regulates motor control. However, whether the GPe encodes non-motor information remains unclear. Two recent studies, by Johansson and Ketzef, and Katabi et al., provide in vivo evidence for GPe neuron processing of sensory stimulation and reward cues via a division of labor among its cell types.

Keywords: basal ganglia; cell diversity; non-human primate; rodent.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Globus Pallidus* / metabolism
Humans
Neurons* / metabolism

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