Properties of the neural circuit involved in coordination ofmastication movements

参与咀嚼运动协调的神经回路的性质尚不清楚。本研究采用电压敏感染料、激光光刺激和膜片钳记录技术研究面神经核背侧网状结构到三叉神经和面神经运动神经元的突触传递。我们的研究结果表明，从网状结构背对面神经核的三叉神经和面运动神经元的输入影响咀嚼运动的协调。

Properties of the neural circuit involved in coordination of mastication movements is not clear. The aim of present study was to investigate synaptic transmission from the reticular formation dorsal to the facial nucleus to trigeminal and facial motoneurons using voltage-sensitive dye, laser photostimulation and patch-clamp recordings. Our results suggest that inputs from the reticular formation dorsal to the facial nucleus to trigeminal and facial motoneurons influence the coordination of mastication movements.