Anatomical location of the mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) and its possible role in locomotion, posture, cataplexy and Parkinsonism
The mesencephalic (or midbrain) locomotor region (MLR) was first described in 1966 by Shik and colleagues who demonstrated that electrical stimulation of this region induced locomotion in decerebrate (intercollicular transection) cats. The pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPT) cholinergic neuron...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2015.00140/full |