| Telencephalic connections in the Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stouti), with special reference to the thalamopallial system. | |
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PMID: 9603376 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The pallium of hagfishes (myxinoids) is unique: It consists of a superficial "cortical" mantle of gray matter which is subdivided into several layers and fields, but it is not clear whether or how these subdivisions can be compared to those of other craniates, i.e., lampreys and gnathostomes. The pallium of hagfishes receives extensive secondary olfactory projections (Wicht and Northcutt [1993] J. Comp. Neurol. 337:529-542), but there are no experimental data on its nonolfactory connections. We therefore investigated the pallial and dorsal thalamic connections of the Pacific hagfish. Injections of tracers into the pallium labeled many cells bilaterally in the olfactory bulbs. Other pallial afferents arise from the contralateral pallium, the dorsal thalamic nuclei, the preoptic region, and the posterior tubercular nuclei. Descending pallial efferents reach the preoptic region, the dorsal thalamus, and the mesencephalic tectum but not the motor or premotor centers of the brainstem. Injections of tracers into the dorsal thalamus confirmed the presence of reciprocal thalamopallial connections. In addition, these injections revealed that there is no "preferred" pallial target for the ascending thalamic fibers; instead, ascending thalamic and secondary olfactory projections overlap throughout the pallium. The mesencephalic tectum and tegmentum, which receive afferents from a variety of sensory sources, are interconnected with the dorsal thalamus; thus, ascending nonolfactory sensory information may reach myxinoid pallia via a tectal-thalamic-telencephalic route. A comparative analysis of pallial organization reveals that the subdivisions of the pallium in gnathostomes (i.e., medial, dorsal, and lateral pallia) cannot be recognized with certainty in hagfishes. |
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Authors:
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H Wicht; R G Northcutt |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of comparative neurology Volume: 395 ISSN: 0021-9967 ISO Abbreviation: J. Comp. Neurol. Publication Date: 1998 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-07-07 Completed Date: 1998-07-07 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0406041 Medline TA: J Comp Neurol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 245-60 Citation Subset: IM |
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Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Dr. Senckenbergische Anatomie, Institut für Anatomie II (Experimentelle Neurobiologie), Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany. wicht@em.uni-frankfurt.de |
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Animals Carbocyanines Diencephalon / anatomy & histology, physiology Fluorescent Dyes Functional Laterality / physiology Hagfishes / physiology* Histocytochemistry Mesencephalon / anatomy & histology, physiology Neostriatum / anatomy & histology, physiology Neural Pathways / anatomy & histology, physiology Prosencephalon / anatomy & histology, physiology Telencephalon / anatomy & histology, physiology* Thalamus / anatomy & histology, physiology* |
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DC01081/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS; NS24699/NS/NINDS NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Carbocyanines; 0/Fluorescent Dyes; 40957-95-7/3,3'-dioctadecylindocarbocyanine |
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