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Zirong Gu

The University of Texas at DallasORCID 0000-0002-8262-7573Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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The External Globus Pallidus is a Basal Ganglia Output Hub with Action-Specific Circuits

Zirong Gu, Zachary R. Lewis, Jonathan C. Y. Tang, Alana I. Mendelsohn, Ana Mafalda Vicente, Laudan Nikoobakht, Sofia Rosenberg, Ananya Chakravarth, Vitor Paixao, Mihir S. Tirumalasetti, Ghada Abuagala, Amir Khalili, Emma D. Thomas, Katherine A. Fancher, Matthew Mallory, , Rui M. Costa

The paper reveals the external globus pallidus (GPe) as a basal ganglia output hub with distinct subpopulations that mediate specific behaviors through projection-specific circuits.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience