1993
Cholinergic innervation of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in the monkey: Ultrastructural evidence supportive of functional diversity
Schwartz M, Mrzljak L. Cholinergic innervation of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in the monkey: Ultrastructural evidence supportive of functional diversity. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1993, 327: 48-62. PMID: 8432908, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903270105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal circuit neuronsCell dendritesCircuit neuronsCholinergic innervationSymmetric synapsesImmunoreactive axonsSynaptic profilesMediodorsal thalamic nucleusEnzyme choline acetyltransferaseChAT-immunoreactive axonsFrequency of synapsesAssociation nucleiExtraglomerular neuropilCholinergic inputSynaptic contactsCholine acetyltransferaseThalamic nucleiSynaptic organizationParvicellular divisionElectron microscopic examinationMediodorsal nucleusGlomerular regionPrimate thalamusMacaque monkeysMD nucleus
1991
Dual mode of corticothalamic synaptic termination in the mediodorsal nucleus of the rhesus monkey
Schwartz M, Dekker J, Goldman‐Rakic P. Dual mode of corticothalamic synaptic termination in the mediodorsal nucleus of the rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1991, 309: 289-304. PMID: 1918440, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903090302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresynaptic dendritesCentral dendriteExtraglomerular neuropilSynaptic contactsMediodorsal nucleusSR terminalsLR terminalsThalamic nucleiCortical inputsSynaptic organizationRound vesiclesRhesus monkeysSynaptic junctionsDistinct synaptic typesPositive labeling indexSymmetric synaptic contactsSymmetric synaptic junctionsAsymmetric synaptic junctionsMediodorsal thalamic nucleusAssociation nuclei
1989
GABA-immunoreactive neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus of the monkey thalamus.
Clark A, Schwartz M, Goldman-Rakic P. GABA-immunoreactive neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus of the monkey thalamus. Journal Of Chemical Neuroanatomy 1989, 2: 259-67. PMID: 2803601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABA-immunoreactive neuronsMediodorsal nucleusParvocellular divisionInhibitory local circuit neuronsPrefrontal cortexLocal circuit organizationLocal circuit neuronsGABA-immunoreactive cellsIntensity of reactivityThalamo-cortical pathwaysGamma-aminobutyric acidCircuit neuronsParvocellular subdivisionMagnocellular neuronsMonkey thalamusBrain circuitryDorsolateral areaNeuronsCircuit organizationIntrinsic organizationThalamusCortexPresent studyFunctional dualityCells