The PPN and motor control: Preclinical studies to deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease

The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) is the major part of the mesencephalic locomotor region, involved in the control of gait and locomotion. The PPN contains glutamatergic, cholinergic, and GABAergic neurons that all make local connections, but also have long-range ascending and descending connection...

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Main Authors: Caixia Lin, Margreet C. Ridder, Pankaj Sah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncir.2023.1095441/full