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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2022

Organization of Cortical and Thalamic Input to Inhibitory Neurons in Mouse Motor Cortex.

Sandra U Okoro, Roman U Goz, Brigdet W Njeri, Madhumita Harish, Catherine F Ruff, Sarah E Ross, Charles Gerfen, Bryan M Hooks

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 country.

Sandra U OkoroUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
Roman U GozUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
Brigdet W NjeriUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
Madhumita HarishUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
Catherine F RuffUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
Sarah E RossUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
Charles GerfenNational Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Bryan M HooksUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261 hooksm@pitt.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USNational Institute of Mental Health · US

Funding

Functional Organization Of The Cerebral Cortex and Basal GangliaZIAMH002497 · NIMH · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH · PI GERFEN, CHARLES R · 2009 to 2025
$18.3M
Neural circuit basis for neurovascular couplingR01NS119410 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ROSS, SARAH ELIZABETH, VAZQUEZ, ALBERTO L · 2021 to 2025
$2.6M
Motor Cortex Microcircuitry Underlying Movement Control and LearningR01NS103993 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HOOKS, BRYAN MCIVER · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA MH002497NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS103993NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS119410
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intracortical inhibition in motor cortex (M1) regulates movement and motor learning. If cortical and thalamic inputs target different inhibitory cell types in different layers, then these afferents may play different roles in regulating M1 output. Using mice of both sexes, we quantified input to two main classes of M1 interneurons, parvalbumin+ (PV+) cells and somatostatin+ (SOM+) cells, using monosynaptic rabies tracing. We then compared anatomic and functional connectivity based on synaptic strength from sensory cortex and thalamus. Functionally, each input innervated M1 interneurons with a unique laminar profile. Different interneuron types were excited in a distinct, complementary manner, suggesting feedforward inhibition proceeds selectively via distinct circuits. Specifically, somatosensory cortex (S1) inputs primarily targeted PV+ neurons in upper layers (L2/3) but SOM+ neurons in middle layers (L5). Somatosensory thalamus [posterior nucleus (PO)] inputs targeted PV+ neurons in middle layers (L5). In contrast to sensory cortical areas, thalamic input to SOM+ neurons was equivalent to that of PV+ neurons. Thus, long-range excitatory inputs target inhibitory neurons in an area and a cell type-specific manner, which contrasts with input to neighboring pyramidal cells. In contrast to feedforward inhibition providing generic inhibitory tone in cortex, circuits are selectively organized to recruit inhibition matched to incoming excitatory circuits.

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PMID36104281
PMCPMC9637002
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