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ArticleCell reports2020

Cerebellospinal Neurons Regulate Motor Performance and Motor Learning.

Anupama Sathyamurthy, Arnab Barik, Courtney I Dobrott, Kaya J E Matson, Stefan Stoica, Randall Pursley, Alexander T Chesler, Ariel J Levine

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Article in Cell reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Anupama SathyamurthySpinal Circuits and Plasticity Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Arnab BarikSensory Cells and Circuits Section, National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Courtney I DobrottSpinal Circuits and Plasticity Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Kaya J E MatsonSpinal Circuits and Plasticity Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Stefan StoicaSpinal Circuits and Plasticity Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Randall PursleySignal Processing and Instrumentation Section, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Alexander T CheslerSensory Cells and Circuits Section, National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Ariel J LevineSpinal Circuits and Plasticity Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: ariel.levine@nih.gov.
National Institutes of Health · USCenter for Information Technology · USNational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · USNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Plasticity in the Spinal CordZIANS003153 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI LEVINE, ARIEL · 2016 to 2025
$20.9M
Signal Processing And Instrumentation SectionZIACT000261 · CIT · CENTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · PI POHIDA, THOMAS J · 2009 to 2021
$16.7M
Studies on the molecular, cells, and circuit that underlie somatosensation and painZIAAT000028 · NCCIH · NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY & INTEGRATIVE HEALTH · PI CHESLER, ALEXANDER · 2014 to 2025
$12.0M
CLC NIH HHS Z99 CL999999Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CL999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AT000028Intramural NIH HHS ZIA NS003153
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To understand the neural basis of behavior, it is important to reveal how movements are planned, executed, and refined by networks of neurons distributed throughout the nervous system. Here, we report the neuroanatomical organization and behavioral roles of cerebellospinal (CeS) neurons. Using intersectional genetic techniques, we find that CeS neurons constitute a small minority of excitatory neurons in the fastigial and interpositus deep cerebellar nuclei, target pre-motor circuits in the ventral spinal cord and the brain, and control distinct aspects of movement. CeS neurons that project to the ipsilateral cervical cord are required for skilled forelimb performance, while CeS neurons that project to the contralateral cervical cord are involved in skilled locomotor learning. Together, this work establishes CeS neurons as a critical component of the neural circuitry for skilled movements and provides insights into the organizational logic of motor networks.

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AnimalsCerebellar NucleiMiceNeuronsPsychomotor Performancecerebellospinalcerebellumdeep cerebellar nucleidescending pathwaysfastigialinterpositusmotor controlspinal cord

Identifiers

PMID32402292
PMCPMC7263484
OpenAlexW3024924935

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