Topic description
The locomotor role of dopaminergic cells is classically attributed to their ascending projections to the basal ganglia that project to brainstem locomotor circuits.
However, descending projections to brainstem locomotor circuits were uncovered (Ryczko et al. PNAS , PNAS , J Neurosci , J Neurosci ).
In lamprey, this descending pathway increases locomotor activity. In mammals, the role of such innervation remains to be determined.
The student will address this issue in mice using in vivo optogenetics, fiber photometry, movement analysis, patch-clamp electrophysiology, calcium imaging, and viral tracing.
The new knowledge will provide a better understanding of the relation between dopaminergic and locomotor neurons and help identify new clinical strategies to improve locomotor function in Parkinson’s disease.
Starting date
01-08
Funding category
Public / private mixed funding
Funding further details
Canadian Institute for Health Research
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