Dichotomy between motor and cognitive functions of midbrain cholinergic neurons

Cholinergic neurons of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) are interconnected with all the basal ganglia structures, as well as with motor centers in the brainstem and medulla. Recent theories put into question whether PPN cholinergic neurons form part of a locomotor region that directly regulates th...

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Main Authors: Nadine K. Gut, Juan Mena-Segovia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996118305679