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Research ArticleResearch Article: New Research, Sensory and Motor Systems

Bidirectional Control of Orienting Behavior by the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata: Distinct Significance of Head and Whisker Movements

Sebastian Hormigo, Ji Zhou and Manuel A. Castro-Alamancos
eNeuro 20 September 2021, 8 (5) ENEURO.0165-21.2021; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0165-21.2021
Sebastian Hormigo
Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06001
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Ji Zhou
Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06001
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Manuel A. Castro-Alamancos
Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06001
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https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0165-21.2021
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34544763
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  • Received April 15, 2021
  • Revision received August 13, 2021
  • Accepted September 7, 2021
  • Published online September 20, 2021.
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Copyright © 2021 Hormigo et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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  1. Sebastian Hormigo,
  2. Ji Zhou and
  3. Manuel A. Castro-Alamancos
  1. Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06001
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to Manuel A. Castro-Alamancos at mcastro{at}uchc.edu.
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  1. Author contributions: M.A.C.-A. designed research; M.A.C.-A., S.H., and J.Z. performed research; M.A.C.-A., S.H., and J.Z. analyzed data; M.A.C.-A. wrote the paper.

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  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants (M.A.C.-A.).

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  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

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Sebastian Hormigo, Ji Zhou, Manuel A. Castro-Alamancos
eNeuro 20 September 2021, 8 (5) ENEURO.0165-21.2021; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0165-21.2021

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