Studies Identify Spinal Cord Neurons that Control Skilled Limb Movement (IMAGE)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Studies Identify Spinal Cord Neurons that Control Skilled Limb Movement

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Normal mice move their limbs smoothly when reaching for food pellets. The limbs of mice without the GABAergic interneurons (red line) displayed severe tremors.

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<I>Nature</I> and lab of Thomas M. Jessell, PhD

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