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Divergent corticostriatal projections from a single cortical column in the somatosensory cortex of rats

  • Kevin D. Alloway
  • , Joshua J. Mutic
  • , John E. Hoover

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Abstract

We injected biotinylated dextran amine (BDA) into single vibrissal 'barrels' of primary somatosensory (SI) cortex and reconstructed the topography of labelled varicosities in the dorsolateral caudate-putamen. Plots of labelled varicosities revealed densely-packed clusters of corticostriatal arborizations along the dorsolateral edge of the caudate- putamen and sparsely-packed arborizations more medially. The medial and lateral clusters of labelled terminals were separated by regions of unlabelled neuropil and lead us to conclude that a single cortical column sends divergent projections to multiple regions of the caudate-putamen.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)341-346
Number of pages6
JournalBrain research
Volume785
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Developmental Biology

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