PMID-18614691[0] Role for subthalamic nucleus neurons in switching from automatic to controlled eye movement.
- we found neurons that showed a phasic change in activity specifically before volitionally controlled saccades which were switched from automatic saccades
- A majority of switch-related neurons were considered to inhibit no-longer-valid automatic processes, and the inhibition started early enough to enable the animal to switch.
- We suggest that the STN mediates the control signal originated from the medial frontal cortex and implements the behavioral switching function using its connections with other basal ganglia nuclei and the superior colliculus.
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- neurons have a really high rate of spiking - what we observe in DBS surgeries.
- nice. There may be alternate explanations, but this one is plausible.
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