The roles of striatopallidal (indirect) and striatonigral (direct) pathway neurons in regulating behavior is of great interest. Ferguson et al. selectively and transiently disrupt either one pathway or the other. They find that disrupting striatopallidal neuronal activity facilitated behavioral sensitization, whereas disrupting striatonigral neurons impaired its persistence.
- Susan M Ferguson
- Daniel Eskenazi
- John F Neumaier
