Spinal interneurons are important facilitators and modulators of motor, sensory, and autonomic functions in the intact CNS. This heterogeneous population of neurons is now widely appreciated to be a key component of plasticity and recovery. This review highlights our current understanding of spinal interneuron heterogeneity, their contribution to control and modulation of motor and sensory functions, and how this role might change after traumatic spinal cord injury. We also offer a perspective for how treatments can optimize the contribution of interneurons to functional improvement.
Spinal Interneurons as Gatekeepers to Neuroplasticity after Injury or Disease
Creators
Lyandysha Zholudeva - Gladstone Institutes
Victoria E. Abraira - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kajana Satkunendrarajah - Medical College of Wisconsin
Todd C. McDevitt - Gladstone Institutes
Martyn D. Goulding - Salk Institute for Biological Studies
David S. K. Magnuson - University of Louisville
Michael A. Lane - Drexel University
Publication Details
The Journal of neuroscience, v 41(5), pp 845-854
Publisher
Soc Neuroscience
Number of pages
10
Grant note
649984; 465068 / Craig H. Neilsen
Roddenberry Foundation
Pew Charitable Trust
Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation
Whitehall Foundation
Frederick W. and Joanne J. Mitchell Chair in Molecular Biology
NS111643; NS112959; R01 NS089324; R01 NS104291 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research
Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
Neurobiology and Anatomy
Web of Science ID
WOS:000616763400005
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85101994444
Other Identifier
991019168681304721
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