Interhemispheric Modulation on Afferent Sensory Transmission to the Ventral Posterior Medial Thalamus by Contralateral Primary Somatosensory Cortex
Interhemispheric Modulation on Afferent Sensory Transmission to the Ventral Posterior Medial Thalamus by Contralateral Primary Somatosensory Cortex
- 대한생리학회-대한약리학회
- The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology
- 제8권 제3호
- : SCOPUS, SCIE, KCI등재
- 2004.01
- 129 - 132 (4 pages)
Single unit responses of the ventral posterior medial (VPM) thalamic neurons to stimulation were monitored in anesthetized rats during activation of contralateral primary somatosensory (SI) cortex by GABA antagonist. The temporal changes of afferent sensory transmission were quantitatively analyzed by poststimulus time histogram (PSTH). Mainly, afferent sensory transmission to VPM thalamus was facilitated (15 neurons of total 23) by GABA antagonist (bicuculline) applied to contralateral cortex, while 7 neurons were suppressed. However, when ipsilateral cortex was inactivated by GABA agonist, musimol, there was significant suppression of afferent sensory transmission of VPM thalamus. This suppressed responsiveness by ipsilateral musimol was not affected by bicuculline applied to contralateral cortex. These results suggest that afferent transmission to VPM thalamus may be subjected to the interhemispheric modulation via ipsilateral cortex during inactivation of GABAergic neurons in contralateral SI cortex.