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 …

The regulation of fate decisions in progenitor cells lays the foundation for the generation of
neuronal diversity and the formation of specialized circuits with remarkable processing …

Precise generation of excitatory neurons and inhibitory interneurons is crucial for proper
formation and function of neural circuits in the mammalian brain. Because of the size and …

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most common focal epilepsy. One-third of
patients have drug-refractory seizures and are left with suboptimal therapeutic options such …

The mammalian telencephalon contains distinct GABAergic projection neuron and
interneuron types, originating in the germinal zone of the embryonic basal ganglia. How …

The globus pallidus (GP) of primates is divided conventionally into distinct internal and
external parts. The literature repeats since 1930 the opinion that the homolog of the primate …

The striatum is primarily composed of two types of medium spiny neurons (MSNs)
expressing either D1-or D2-type dopamine receptors. However, the fate determination of …

Although gene expression divergence has long been postulated to be the primary driver of
human evolution, identifying the genes and genetic variants underlying uniquely human …

The vertebrate Dlx gene family encode homeobox transcription factors that are related to the
Drosophila Distal-less (Dll) gene and are crucial for development. Over the last∼ 35 years …

The ventral pallidum (VP) was defined as a basal ganglia nucleus with dense input from
ventral striatum. To further investigate a VP regional identity, we conducted a cross-species …