Basal forebrain cholinergic signalling: development, connectivity and roles in cognition

MR Ananth, P Rajebhosale, R Kim… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Acetylcholine plays an essential role in fundamental aspects of cognition. Studies that have
mapped the activity and functional connectivity of cholinergic neurons have shown that the …

Ion channel dysregulation and cellular adaptations to alpha-synuclein in stressful pacemakers of the parkinsonian brainstem

WH Chiu, N Wattad, JA Goldberg - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2024 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is diagnosed by its cardinal motor symptoms that are associated
with the loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). However …

The mesoscopic connectome of the cholinergic pontomesencephalic tegmentum

P Zhao, H Wang, A Li, Q Sun, T Jiang, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The pontomesencephalic tegmentum, comprising the pedunculopontine nucleus and
laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, is involved in various functions via complex connections; …

Cholinergic receptor modulation as a target for preventing dementia in Parkinson's disease

A Iarkov, C Mendoza, V Echeverria - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by the loss of
dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) in the midbrain …

Neurophysiological mechanisms of gait disturbance in advanced Parkinson's disease patients

K Takakusaki, M Takahashi, T Noguchi… - Neurology and Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review considers pathophysiological mechanisms of posture‐gait disturbances in
Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinical studies have shown that posture‐gait disturbance …

Input-output relation of midbrain connectomics in a rodent model of depression

Y Tong, S Cho, VA Coenen, MD Döbrössy - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The symptoms associated with depression are believed to arise from
disruptions in information processing across brain networks. The ventral tegmental area …

[HTML][HTML] Emotion in action: when emotions meet motor circuits

A Braine, F Georges - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The brain is a remarkably complex organ responsible for a wide range of functions,
including the modulation of emotional states and movement. Neuronal circuits are believed …

Neuronal structures controlling locomotor behavior during active and inactive motor states

H Nishimaru, J Matsumoto, T Setogawa… - Neuroscience Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal behaviors can be divided into two states according to their motor activity: the active
motor state, which involves significant body movements, and the inactive motor state, which …

Loss of GABA co-transmission from cholinergic neurons impairs behaviors related to hippocampal, striatal, and medial prefrontal cortex functions

RO Goral, KM Harper, BJ Bernstein, SA Fry… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Altered signaling or function of acetylcholine (ACh) has been reported in
various neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Tourette syndrome, epilepsy …

Evaluation of eGFP expression in the ChAT-eGFP transgenic mouse brain

R Gamage, L Zaborszky, G Münch, E Gyengesi - BMC neuroscience, 2023 - Springer
Background A historically definitive marker for cholinergic neurons is choline
acetyltransferase (ChAT), a synthesizing enzyme for acetylcholine,(ACh), which can be …