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ReviewJournal of neurophysiology2016

Viral vector-based tools advance knowledge of basal ganglia anatomy and physiology.

Rachel J Sizemore, Sonja Seeger-Armbruster, Stephanie M Hughes, Louise C Parr-Brownlie

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Review in Journal of neurophysiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rachel J SizemoreDepartment of Anatomy, Otago School of Medical Sciences, Brain Health Research Centre, Brain Research New Zealand, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;
Sonja Seeger-ArmbrusterDepartment of Physiology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, Brain Health Research Centre, Brain Research New Zealand, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; and.
Stephanie M HughesDepartment of Biochemistry, Otago School of Medical Sciences, Brain Health Research Centre, Brain Research New Zealand, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Louise C Parr-BrownlieDepartment of Anatomy, Otago School of Medical Sciences, Brain Health Research Centre, Brain Research New Zealand, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; louise.parr-brownlie@otago.ac.nz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3001-7669
Brain Research New Zealand · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral vectors were originally developed to deliver genes into host cells for therapeutic potential. However, viral vector use in neuroscience research has increased because they enhance interpretation of the anatomy and physiology of brain circuits compared with conventional tract tracing or electrical stimulation techniques. Viral vectors enable neuronal or glial subpopulations to be labeled or stimulated, which can be spatially restricted to a single target nucleus or pathway. Here we review the use of viral vectors to examine the structure and function of motor and limbic basal ganglia (BG) networks in normal and pathological states. We outline the use of viral vectors, particularly lentivirus and adeno-associated virus, in circuit tracing, optogenetic stimulation, and designer drug stimulation experiments. Key studies that have used viral vectors to trace and image pathways and connectivity at gross or ultrastructural levels are reviewed. We explain how optogenetic stimulation and designer drugs used to modulate a distinct pathway and neuronal subpopulation have enhanced our mechanistic understanding of BG function in health and pathophysiology in disease. Finally, we outline how viral vector technology may be applied to neurological and psychiatric conditions to offer new treatments with enhanced outcomes for patients.

Indexed as

AnimalsBasal GangliaDependovirusGenetic VectorsHumansLentivirusNeuroimagingNeuronsOptogeneticsadeno-associated virusbasal ganglia neuronal phenotypesconfocal and electron microscopyDREADDslentivirusoptogenetics

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PMID26888111
PMCPMC4869490
OpenAlexW2280366370

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