Orienting Movements: Brainstem Neurons at the Wheel

Zane Mitrevica; Andrew J Murray

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.060

Orienting Movements: Brainstem Neurons at the Wheel

Curr Biol. 2020 Dec 7;30(23):R1418-R1420. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.060.

Authors

Zane Mitrevica¹, Andrew J Murray²

Affiliations

¹ Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London, London W1T 4JG, UK.
² Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London, London W1T 4JG, UK. Electronic address: a.murray@ucl.ac.uk.

PMID: 33290707
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.060

Abstract

The nervous system must constantly adjust its motor output in response to changes in the environment. A new study of the control of orienting movements in mice has identified discrete groups of neurons in the brainstem that connect a sensory integrative area with distinct features of motor behaviour.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Brain Stem*
Locomotion
Mice
Neurons
Orientation*
Sensation