Cell-Type-Specific Sensorimotor Processing in Striatal Projection Neurons during Goal-Directed Behavior.
Cell-Type-Specific Sensorimotor Processing in Striatal Projection Neurons during Goal-Directed Behavior.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuron.2015.08.039
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发表时间:
2015-10-21
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16.2
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Petersen CC
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作者:
Sippy T;Lapray D;Crochet S;Petersen CC
Goal-directed sensorimotor transformation drives important aspects of mammalian behavior. The striatum is thought to play a key role in reward-based learning and action selection, receiving glutamatergic sensorimotor signals and dopaminergic reward signals. Here, we obtain whole-cell membrane potential recordings from the dorsolateral striatum of mice trained to lick a reward spout after a whisker deflection. Striatal projection neurons showed strong task-related modulation, with more depolarization and action potential firing on hit trials compared to misses. Direct pathway striatonigral neurons, but not indirect pathway striatopallidal neurons, exhibited a prominent early sensory response. Optogenetic stimulation of direct pathway striatonigral neurons, but not indirect pathway striatopallidal neurons, readily substituted for whisker stimulation evoking a licking response. Our data are consistent with direct pathway striatonigral neurons contributing a “go” signal for goal-directed sensorimotor transformation leading to action initiation. Membrane potential recordings of striatal projection neurons in behaving mice Detected whisker stimuli evoke large sensorimotor responses in dorsolateral striatum Early sensory-evoked depolarization in striatonigral but not striatopallidal neurons Optogenetic substitution by striatonigral but not striatopallidal neurons Sippy et al. measure cell-type-specific membrane potential dynamics in the striatum of head-restrained mice performing a simple goal-directed sensorimotor transformation. Their results are consistent with direct pathway striatonigral neurons delivering a fast “go” signal for action initiation.