Our original review,“Heterogeneity and Diversity of Striatal GABAergic Interneurons,” to
which this is an invited update, was published in December, 2010 in Frontiers is …

The midline and intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus form a major part of the “limbic
thalamus;” that is, thalamic structures anatomically and functionally linked with the limbic …

To understand striatal function, it is essential to know the functional organization of the
numerous inputs targeting the diverse population of striatal neurons. Using optogenetics, we …

Striatal cholinergic (ChAT) and parvalbumin (PV) interneurons exert powerful influences on
striatal function in health and disease, yet little is known about the organization of their …

The striatum constitutes the main input structure of the basal ganglia and receives two major
excitatory glutamatergic inputs, from the cortex and the thalamus. Excitatory cortico‐and …

Huntington's disease (HD) is a hereditary progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused
by a CAG repeat expansion in the gene coding for the protein huntingtin, resulting in a …

The striatum receives abundant glutamatergic afferents from the cortex and thalamus. These
inputs play a major role in the functions of the striatal neurons in normal conditions, and are …

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative ailment generated by the loss of dopamine in
the basal ganglia, mainly in the striatum. The disease courses with increased striatal levels …

Direct pathway striatal projection neurons (dSPNs) are characterized by the expression of
dopamine (DA) class 1 receptors (D1R), as well as cholinergic muscarinic M1 and M4 …

Introduction In primates, including humans, the centromedian/parafascicular (CM-Pf)
complex is a key thalamic node of the basal ganglia system. Deep brain stimulation in CM-Pf …