Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4331823 | Brain Research | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We studied modulation of the activities of the red nucleus (RN) neurons under to electrical stimulation of the orofacial motor cortex (OfM) in urethane-anesthetized rats. Of 57 neurons studied, 30 (53%) neurons modulated the firing patterns. The firing patterns of the RN neurons were classified into four types: an excitation (E) type (n = 4), a long inhibition (LI) type (n = 4), a short inhibition (SI) type (n = 22), and a no-effect type (n = 27). These modulated neurons were intermingled in the dorso-ventral part of the RN. Our results suggest that the RN neurons receive excitatory or inhibitory inputs from the OfM.
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Authors
Yoshihide Satoh, Ken'Ichi Ishizuka, Toshiki Murakami,