The role of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in motor disorders

Nadine Gut, Philip Winn

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Abstract

Movement is the way that animals interact with their environment and is under the organization and complex control of the brain and spinal cord. Multiple central nervous systems, including cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and brainstem, interact to provide precise motor control and integration. Damage or disease within these systems cause profound motor disturbances in man, which can be effectively modeled in animals to develop a better understanding and treatment of the human condition. "Animal Models of Movement Disorders" introduces a variety of methods and techniques used to model and assess motor function in experimental animals from lower orders, such as drosophila and c. elegans, through vertebrate species including fish, to mammals, such as rodents and non-human primates. The most advanced contemporary models in each system are presented at multiple levels of analysis from molecular and genetic modeling, lesions, anatomy, neurochemistry, to imaging and behavior. Volume II of this detailed collection contains sections on the basal ganglia, neo- and allo-cortical systems, cerebellar and brain stem systems, as well as spinal cord systems. Comprehensive and meticulous, "Animal Models of Movement Disorders" serves as a valuable reference for those studying motor disorders by covering methodologies in detail and providing the information necessary to consider both the appropriate models and assessment tools that can most informatively answer the key experimental issues in the field.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnimal Models of Movement Disorders: Volume II: 2 (Neuromethods)
EditorsEmma. L. Lane, Stephen.B. Dunnett
Volume2
Edition1st
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Publication series

NameNeuromethods
PublisherHumana Press
Volume61
ISSN (Print)0893-2336

Keywords

  • pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
  • motor disorders
  • movement disorders

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