Long-range inhibitory neurons mediate cortical neurovascular coupling
Catherine F. Ruff, Fernanda Juarez Anaya, Samuel J. Dienel, Adiya Rakymzhan, Alain Altamirano-Espinoza, Jonathan J. Couey, Mitsuhiro Fukuda, Alan M. Watson, Aihua Su, Kenneth N. Fish, Maria Eulalia Rubio, Bryan M. Hooks, Sarah E. Ross, Alberto L. Vazquez
The paper demonstrates that long-range GABAergic neurons expressing Tacr1 mediate neurovascular coupling through vasodilation and capillary pericyte activity.
Cell Reports · Mar 19, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience