Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society
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Previous experiments suggest that the striatal sensorimotor territory in rats is located in its dorsolateral region, along the rostrocaudal axis, unlike what has been observed in primates. In the present study, electrical stimulation was performed to investigate the degree of participation of the posterior striatum in its motor territory, its somatotopic organization, and the motor responses evoked by stimulation. ⋯ The results allowed us to infer the following posterior striatal somatotopic organization: forepaws, posterolaterally, being the contralateral medial to the ipsilateral; trunk/tail, anteromedially; and hindpaws, in an intermediate position, being the contralateral posterior to the ipsilateral. It is suggested that the tremor and the other observed motor responses derive from the excitation of striatal projection neurons and that the striatum may play an important role in the genesis of essential tremor.
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We developed a custom-made miniaturized neural stimulation system with a liquid crystal polymer (LCP)-based electrode array for animal experiments. In order to verify the feasibility of the system, motor cortex stimulation (MCS) was applied on the rat pain model induced by sciatic nerve injury. ⋯ We developed a miniaturized electrical stimulation system with a novel flexible LCP electrode array for MCS in rats. This system is expected to be used in studying various neurological diseases and examining in vivo brain function.
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