期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 37, 期 45, 页码 10904-10916出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1188-17.2017
关键词
channelrhodopsin-2; collison test; contralateral/ipsilateral; cortical hierarchy; pyramidal cell; rat
资金
- AMED Brain/MINDS
- MEXT Supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities
- [JP15J00807]
- [JP16J11697]
- [JP16H01516]
- [JP26112005]
- [JP16H06276]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H01516, 17K12703, 26112005] Funding Source: KAKEN
Two distinct motor areas, the primary and secondary motor cortices (M1 and M2), play crucial roles in voluntary movement in rodents. The aim of this study was to characterize the laterality in motor cortical representations of right and left forelimb movements. To achieve this goal, we developed a novel behavioral task, the Right-Left Pedal task, in which a head-restrained male rat manipulates a right or left pedal with the corresponding forelimb. This task enabled us to monitor independent movements of both forelimbs with high spatiotemporal resolution. We observed phasic movement-related neuronal activity (Go-type) and tonic hold-related activity (Hold-type) in isolated unilateral movements. In both M1 and M2, Go-type neurons exhibited bias toward contralateral preference, whereas Hold-type neurons exhibited no bias. The contralateral bias was weaker in M2 than M1. Moreover, we differentiated between intratelencephalic (IT) and pyramidal tract (PT) neurons using optogenetically evoked spike collision in rats expressing channelrhodopsin-2. Even in identified PT and IT neurons, Hold-type neurons exhibited no lateral bias. Go-type PT neurons exhibited bias toward contralateral preference, whereas IT neurons exhibited no bias. Our findings suggest a different laterality of movement representations of M1 and M2, in each of which IT neurons are involved in cooperation of bilateral movements, whereas PT neurons control contralateral movements.
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