RP2: Connectivity and Circuit Organization

RP2：连接和电路组织

• 批准号: 10226041
• 负责人: Martyn D Goulding
• 金额: $ 68.25万
• 依托单位: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-09-15 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10226041
• 关键词: 3-Dimensional; Anatomy; Area; Atlases; Behavior; Brain; Cells; Cervical; Cervical spinal cord structure; Coupled; Data; Data Science Core; Data Set; Development; Elbow; Electrophysiology (science); Forelimb; Genetic; Institutes; Interneurons; Lead; Life; Maps; Measurement; Modeling; Molecular; Motor; Motor Neurons; Motor output; Movement; Mus; Muscle; Neurons; Organizational Objectives; Output; Pathway interactions; Pattern; Periodicity; Population; Positioning Attribute; Reporter; Research; Resolution; Sensory; Shapes; Spinal; Study models; Synapses; System; Tracer; Weight; Whole-Cell Recordings; Work; Wrist; cell type; connectome; density; experimental study; information model; insight; motor behavior; motor control; mouse genetics; network models; neural circuit; neuronal circuitry; optogenetics; rabies viral tracing; relating to nervous system; sensory feedback; tool

Project Summary: Project 2 – Connectivity and Circuit Organization Neural circuits in the cervical spinal cord generate a range of rhythmic and dexterous motor behaviors that are essential for life. These circuits, aside from being important in their own right, serve as a window into how other brain areas are functionally organized by providing a critical readout of behavior, namely motor action. The analyses in this project will use cutting-edge genetic tools and anatomical approaches, many of which were developed at the Salk Institute, to create a scalable and interactive connectivity map of the pre- motor interneuron circuits in the cervical spinal cord. This connectivity map will be registered to motor pools innervating specific forelimb muscles in order for the connectivity datasets to be informative for the modeling and interpretation of motor behaviors that are key components of this Team SCC initiative. Intersectional mouse genetics will be used to target specific populations of spinal interneurons and annotate key information about position, and connectivity, in order to generate a physical wiring diagram for forelimb pre- motor circuits. The pre-motor wiring diagram will serve as a template for a subsequent more expansive analysis of spinal connectivity that will include sensory, propriospinal, and descending connections to forelimb pre-motor neurons. These studies, when completed, will provide unparalleled insights into the organization of the spinal motor circuitry and the motor system as a whole. They will also lead to a better understanding of the cellular interactions and neural computations that give rise to rhythmic and skilled forelimb movements.

项目总结：项目2 -连接和电路组织