Polina N. Lyuboslavsky

Loss of Fmr1 causes subnucleus-specific decreases in dendritic complexity in mediodorsal thalamus

Abstract In the mediodorsal thalamus (MD), neurons of the medial (MD-M) and lateral (MD-L) subnuclei project to the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to control complementary aspects of behavior, with MD-M supporting more of the social/emotional domain and MD-L promoting cognitive...