Morphological features of large layer V pyramidal neurons in cortical motor-related areas of macaque monkeys: analysis of basal dendrites

Abstract In primates, large layer V pyramidal neurons located in the frontal motor-related areas send a variety of motor commands to the spinal cord, giving rise to the corticospinal tract, for execution of skilled motor behavior. However, little is known about the morphological diversity of such py...

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Autores principales: Yu Takata, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Taihei Ninomiya, Hajime Yamanaka, Masahiko Takada
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Sumario:Abstract In primates, large layer V pyramidal neurons located in the frontal motor-related areas send a variety of motor commands to the spinal cord, giving rise to the corticospinal tract, for execution of skilled motor behavior. However, little is known about the morphological diversity of such pyramidal neurons among the areas. Here we show that the structure of basal dendrites of the large layer V pyramidal neurons in the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) is different from those in the other areas, including the primary motor cortex, the supplementary motor area, and the ventral premotor cortex. In the PMd, not only the complexity (arborization) of basal dendrites, i.e., total dendritic length and branching number, was poorly developed, but also the density of dendritic spines was so low, as compared to the other motor-related areas. Regarding the distribution of the three dendritic spine types identified, we found that thin-type (more immature) spines were prominent in the PMd in comparison with stubby- and mushroom-type (more mature) spines, while both thin- and stubby-type spines were in the other areas. The differential morphological features of basal dendrites might reflect distinct patterns of motor information processing within the large layer V pyramidal neurons in individual motor-related areas.