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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2020

Direct Parabrachial-Cortical Connectivity.

Fillan Grady, Lila Peltekian, Gabrielle Iverson, Joel C Geerling

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 63 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.

Fillan GradyDepartment of Neurology, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA.
Lila PeltekianDepartment of Neurology, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA.
Gabrielle IversonDepartment of Neurology, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA.
Joel C GeerlingDepartment of Neurology, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007337 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GEYER, PAMELA K., LENTZ, STEVEN R · 1985 to 2020
$15.9M
PB-FI connectivity and arousalK08NS099425 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GEERLING, JOEL CHARLES · 2017 to 2021
$961k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007337NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS099425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The parabrachial nucleus (PB) in the upper brain stem tegmentum includes several neuronal subpopulations with a wide variety of connections and functions. A subpopulation of PB neurons projects axons directly to the cerebral cortex, and limbic areas of the cerebral cortex send a return projection directly to the PB. We used retrograde and Cre-dependent anterograde tracing to identify genetic markers and characterize this PB-cortical interconnectivity in mice. Cortical projections originate from glutamatergic PB neurons that contain Lmx1b (81%), estrogen receptor alpha (26%), and Satb2 (20%), plus mRNA for the neuropeptides cholecystokinin (Cck, 48%) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (Calca, 13%), with minimal contribution from FoxP2+ PB neurons (2%). Axons from the PB produce an extensive terminal field in an unmyelinated region of the insular cortex, extending caudally into the entorhinal cortex, and arcing rostrally through the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, with a secondary terminal field in the medial prefrontal cortex. In return, layer 5 neurons in the insular cortex and other prefrontal areas, along with a dense cluster of cells dorsal to the claustrum, send a descending projection to subregions of the PB that contain cortically projecting neurons. This information forms the neuroanatomical basis for testing PB-cortical interconnectivity in arousal and interoception.

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AnimalsCerebral CortexFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeural PathwaysParabrachial Nucleusascending reticular activating systemcomaconsciousnessdysgranular insularfrontoinsularmedial prefrontal

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PMID32383444
PMCPMC7391272
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