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Initiation of locomotion. Masao UDO 1 1Division of Neuromuscular Skills, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka University pp.189-196
Published Date 1991/4/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1431900120
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Cerebral cortex concerns with initiation of locomotion through two major routes. One is the limbic system to initiate food-seeking, escape from predators and other behaviors essential for adaptation and survival. The other is the association cortex to initiate motor actions based on the recognition of the environment. Recent anatomical and physiological findings now make it possible to investigate the neural substrates with which the limbic and the association cortex are interfaced.

It has been proposed that nucleus accumbens is a key component since it receives inputs from limbic forebrain structures, either directly or indirectly via the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of Tsai, and sends signals via the globus pallidus. The association cortex communicates with the caudate nucleus either directly or indirectly via the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNPC). Dopaminergic neurons in the VTA and SNPC may play a role in selecting or filtering the signals passing through the nucleus accumbens and the caudate nucleus. Thereafter, the major two routes from the cerebral cortex may converge onto the same brain stem centers, such as substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNPR) and pedunculopontine nuclues (PPN). Especially the PPN seems to receive information from many structures including SNPR which may concern with initiation of locomotion. Thus, the PPN may be a common target aimed by different initiators.


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