Cortico-cortical connections of the motor cortex in the brushtailed possum (Trichosurus vulpecula).
Year: 1987
Type: article
Abstract: Cortico-cortical connections of motor cortex in the marsupial brushtailed possum were traced by making injections of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) into two parts of motor cortex: the rostral agranular part which does not overlap somatosensory cortex, and the caudal part which does. Following injections in motor cortex, labelled neurons were observed on the same side of the brain within somatosensory areas 1 and 2 and in parietal cortex just caudal to S1, with most neurons in cortical Layers 2-4. Commissural connections were found in half of the experiments, with many labelled neurons in cortical Layer 5. We have compared the pattern of cortico-cortical connections in the possum with those seen in some other mammals, which appear generally similar.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: M A Joschko, K J Sanderson
Institution: Flinders University
Language: English
Topic: Motor Control and Adaptation
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W134480934