Interhemispheric Cortico-Cortical Pathway for Sequential Bimanual Movements in Mice

Animals precisely coordinate their left and right limbs for various adaptive purposes. While the left and right limbs are clearly controlled by different cortical hemispheres, the neural mechanisms that determine the action sequence between them remains elusive. Here, we have established a novel hea...

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Veröffentlicht in:eNeuro 2021-07, Vol.8 (4), p.ENEURO.0200-21.2021
Hauptverfasser: Jeong, Minju, Lee, Hyeonsu, Kim, Youngsoo, Wang, Eric Hou-Jen, Paik, Se-Bum, Lim, Byung Kook, Kim, Daesoo
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Zusammenfassung:Animals precisely coordinate their left and right limbs for various adaptive purposes. While the left and right limbs are clearly controlled by different cortical hemispheres, the neural mechanisms that determine the action sequence between them remains elusive. Here, we have established a novel head-fixed bimanual-press (biPress) sequence task in which mice sequentially press left and right pedals with their forelimbs in a predetermined order. Using this motor task, we found that the motor cortical neurons responsible for the first press (1P) also generate independent motor signals for the second press (2P) by the opposite forelimb during the movement transitions between forelimbs. Projection-specific calcium imaging and optogenetic manipulation revealed these motor signals are transferred from one motor cortical hemisphere to the other via corticocortical projections. Together, our results suggest the motor cortices coordinate sequential bimanual movements through corticocortical pathways.
ISSN:2373-2822
2373-2822
DOI:10.1523/ENEURO.0200-21.2021