Glutamatergic PPT neurons control wakefulness and locomotion via distinct axonal projections.
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DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac242
Abstract: STUDY OBJECTIVES The pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPT) is implicated in many brain functions, ranging from sleep/wake control and locomotion, to reward mechanisms and learning. The PPT contains cholinergic, GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons with extensive ascending… read more here.
Keywords: locomotion; vglut2 neurons; ppt vglut2; axonal projections ... See more keywords