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ReviewFrontiers in systems neuroscience2014

The thalamostriatal system in normal and diseased states.

Yoland Smith, Adriana Galvan, Tommas J Ellender, Natalie Doig, Rosa M Villalba, Icnelia Huerta-Ocampo, Thomas Wichmann, J Paul Bolam

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Review in Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 129 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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129citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

129 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 249 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Dysfunction of motor cortices in Parkinson's disease.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yoland SmithYerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA ; Department of Neurology, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA ; Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA.
Adriana GalvanYerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA ; Department of Neurology, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA ; Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA.
Tommas J EllenderDepartment of Pharmacology, MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit Oxford, UK.
Natalie DoigDepartment of Pharmacology, MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit Oxford, UK.
Rosa M VillalbaYerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA ; Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA.
Icnelia Huerta-OcampoDepartment of Pharmacology, MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit Oxford, UK.
Thomas WichmannYerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA ; Department of Neurology, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA ; Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA.
J Paul BolamDepartment of Pharmacology, MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit Oxford, UK.
MRC Cancer Unit · GBEmory National Primate Research Center

Funding

Yerkes National Primate Research Center Role of type-I IFN in regulating COVID-19 induced inflammation and pathogenesisP51OD011132 · OD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Joon Sup Lee · 2012 to 2026
$167.0M
Medical Research Council MC_U138164490Medical Research Council MC_UU_12020/1NIH HHS P51 OD011132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because of our limited knowledge of the functional role of the thalamostriatal system, this massive network is often ignored in models of the pathophysiology of brain disorders of basal ganglia origin, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). However, over the past decade, significant advances have led to a deeper understanding of the anatomical, electrophysiological, behavioral and pathological aspects of the thalamostriatal system. The cloning of the vesicular glutamate transporters 1 and 2 (vGluT1 and vGluT2) has provided powerful tools to differentiate thalamostriatal from corticostriatal glutamatergic terminals, allowing us to carry out comparative studies of the synaptology and plasticity of these two systems in normal and pathological conditions. Findings from these studies have led to the recognition of two thalamostriatal systems, based on their differential origin from the caudal intralaminar nuclear group, the center median/parafascicular (CM/Pf) complex, or other thalamic nuclei. The recent use of optogenetic methods supports this model of the organization of the thalamostriatal systems, showing differences in functionality and glutamate receptor localization at thalamostriatal synapses from Pf and other thalamic nuclei. At the functional level, evidence largely gathered from thalamic recordings in awake monkeys strongly suggests that the thalamostriatal system from the CM/Pf is involved in regulating alertness and switching behaviors. Importantly, there is evidence that the caudal intralaminar nuclei and their axonal projections to the striatum partly degenerate in PD and that CM/Pf deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be therapeutically useful in several movement disorders.

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