Anatomical Location of the Mesencephalic Locomotor Region and Its Possible Role in Locomotion, Posture, Cataplexy, and Parkinsonism

The mesencephalic (or midbrain) locomotor region (MLR) was first described in 1966 by Shik and colleagues, who demonstrated that electrical stimulation of this region induced locomotion in decerebrate (intercollicular transection) cats. The pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPT) cholinergic neuron...

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Autores principales: Sherman, David, Fuller, Patrick M., Marcus, Jacob, Yu, Jun, Zhang, Ping, Chamberlin, Nancy L., Saper, Clifford B., Lu, Jun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Materias:
Neuroscience
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157418
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2015.00140

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157418
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2015.00140

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