Lumbar V3 Interneurons Provide Direct Excitatory Synaptic Input Onto Thoracic Sympathetic Preganglionic Neurons, Linking Locomotor And Autonomic Spinal Systems
Camila Chacon, Chioma V Nwachukwu, Narjes Shahsavani, Kristine C. Cowley, Jeremy W. Chopek
The paper demonstrates a direct synaptic connection between lumbar V3 interneurons and thoracic sympathetic preganglionic neurons, showing how motor and autonomic systems communicate intraspinally.
Frontiers in Neural Circuits · Aug 28, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience