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ArticleNature communications2023

Presynaptic gating of monkey proprioceptive signals for proper motor action.

Saeka Tomatsu, GeeHee Kim, Shinji Kubota, Kazuhiko Seki

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Recovery of Dexterous Motor Control via Non-Monosynaptic Corticospinal Pathways.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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  2. Autogenic spinal excitatory circuit ensures skilled hand movements in primates.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Saeka TomatsuNational Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
GeeHee KimNational Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
Shinji KubotaNational Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiko SekiNational Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan. seki@ncnp.go.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-4262-9590

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our rich behavioural repertoire is supported by complicated synaptic connectivity in the central nervous system, which must be modulated to prevent behavioural control from being overwhelmed. For this modulation, presynaptic inhibition is an efficient mechanism because it can gate specific synaptic input without interfering with main circuit operations. Previously, we reported the task-dependent presynaptic inhibition of the cutaneous afferent input to the spinal cord in behaving monkeys. Here, we report presynaptic inhibition of the proprioceptive afferent input. We found that the input from shortened muscles is transiently facilitated, whereas that from lengthened muscles is persistently reduced. This presynaptic inhibition could be generated by cortical signals because it started before movement onset, and its size was correlated with the performance of stable motor output. Our findings demonstrate that presynaptic inhibition acts as a dynamic filter of proprioceptive signals, enabling the integration of task-relevant signals into spinal circuits.

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ProprioceptionSpinal CordAnimalsHaplorhiniMovementSpine

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PMID37880215
PMCPMC10600222

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