Presynaptic gating of monkey proprioceptive signals for proper motor action

Saeka Tomatsu, GeeHee Kim, Shinji Kubota and Kazuhiko Seki ()
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Saeka Tomatsu: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
GeeHee Kim: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Shinji Kubota: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Kazuhiko Seki: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2023
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