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SynthesisFrontiers in neural circuits2021

Connectivity and Functionality of the Globus Pallidus Externa Under Normal Conditions and Parkinson's Disease.

Jie Dong, Sarah Hawes, Junbing Wu, Weidong Le, Huaibin Cai

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in neural circuits, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Altered regional spontaneous brain activity in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  3. Cognitive functions of the GPe.Trends in neurosciences · 2026
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  9. Motor signs in late life depression relate to altered subcortical synaptic density and gray matter volume: anNeuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  13. Striatal ensembles specify and control granular forelimb actions.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  18. Reciprocal projections between the globus pallidus externa and cortex span motor and nonmotor regions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jie DongLaboratory of Neurogenetics, Transgenic Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Sarah HawesLaboratory of Neurogenetics, Transgenic Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Junbing WuChild Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Weidong LeLiaoning Provincial Center for Clinical Research on Neurological Diseases & Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory for Research on the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Neurological Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Huaibin CaiLaboratory of Neurogenetics, Transgenic Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
National Institutes of Health · USDalian Medical University · CNNational Institute on Aging · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

Molecular and Pathophysiological Study of Parkinson's DiseaseZIAAG000928 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI CAI, HUAIBIN · 2011 to 2025
$15.8M
The Pathogenic Mechanism of ALS-related VAPB MutationZIAAG000943 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI CAI, HUAIBIN · 2009 to 2025
$6.8M
Striatal Projection Neuron Changes in Dopamine Depletion and Parkinsons DiseaseZIAAG000945 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI CAI, HUAIBIN · 2009 to 2025
$5.4M
Striosomes Constrain Locomotor Vigor in Parkinson's disease and Other Movement DisordersZIAAG000959 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI CAI, HUAIBIN · 2009 to 2024
$4.0M
Pathobiological Studies of Neurodegenerative DiseasesZ01AG000959 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI CAI, HUAIBIN · 2004 to 2008
$1.7M
LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCHK07AG000959 · NIA · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI MIRRA, SUZANNE S · 2000 to 2004
$540k
Generation and Characterization of Novel Mouse Models of Parkinson's DiseaseZ01AG000945 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI CAI, HUAIBIN · 2008 to 2008
$299k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AG000945Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AG000959NIA NIH HHS K07 AG000959
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The globus pallidus externa (GPe) functions as a central hub in the basal ganglia for processing motor and non-motor information through the creation of complex connections with the other basal ganglia nuclei and brain regions. Recently, with the adoption of sophisticated genetic tools, substantial advances have been made in understanding the distinct molecular, anatomical, electrophysiological, and functional properties of GPe neurons and non-neuronal cells. Impairments in dopamine transmission in the basal ganglia contribute to Parkinson's disease (PD), the most common movement disorder that severely affects the patients' life quality. Altered GPe neuron activity and synaptic connections have also been found in both PD patients and pre-clinical models. In this review, we will summarize the main findings on the composition, connectivity and functionality of different GPe cell populations and the potential GPe-related mechanisms of PD symptoms to better understand the cell type and circuit-specific roles of GPe in both normal and PD conditions.

Indexed as

Globus PallidusParkinson DiseaseBasal GangliaDopamineHumansNeuronsDopaminearkypallidal neuronsbasal gangliadopaminergic neuronsgliaglobus pallidus externaParkinson's diseaseprototypic neurons

Identifiers

PMID33737869
PMCPMC7960779
OpenAlexW3134882200

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