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Neural circuit and synaptic dysfunctions in ALS-FTD pathology
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dc.contributor.author | Mora, Santiago | |
dc.contributor.author | Allodi, Ilary | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-14T12:30:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-14T12:30:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-07-04 | |
dc.identifier | 290176664 | |
dc.identifier | 842baf82-fb9b-4ec5-87a0-dd53bb55af4d | |
dc.identifier | 85165185145 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mora , S & Allodi , I 2023 , ' Neural circuit and synaptic dysfunctions in ALS-FTD pathology ' , Frontiers in Neural Circuits , vol. 17 , 1208876 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fncir.2023.1208876 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1662-5110 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/27957 | |
dc.description | Funding: This work was supported by the Lundbeck Foundation (IA) (Grant No. R346-2020-202) and the Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen and School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Action selection is a capital feature of cognition that guides behavior in processes that range from motor patterns to executive functions. Here, the ongoing actions need to be monitored and adjusted in response to sensory stimuli to increase the chances of reaching the goal. As higher hierarchical processes, these functions rely on complex neural circuits, and connective loops found within the brain and the spinal cord. Successful execution of motor behaviors depends, first, on proper selection of actions, and second, on implementation of motor commands. Thus, pathological conditions crucially affecting the integrity and preservation of these circuits and their connectivity will heavily impact goal-oriented motor behaviors. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) are two neurodegenerative disorders known to share disease etiology and pathophysiology. New evidence in the field of ALS-FTD has shown degeneration of specific neural circuits and alterations in synaptic connectivity, contributing to neuronal degeneration, which leads to the impairment of motor commands and executive functions. This evidence is based on studies performed on animal models of disease, post-mortem tissue, and patient derived stem cells. In the present work, we review the existing evidence supporting pathological loss of connectivity and selective impairment of neural circuits in ALS and FTD, two diseases which share strong genetic causes and impairment in motor and executive functions. | |
dc.format.extent | 9 | |
dc.format.extent | 1185473 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Neural Circuits | en |
dc.subject | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | en |
dc.subject | Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) | en |
dc.subject | Synapses and neurons | en |
dc.subject | Motor control | en |
dc.subject | Cognitive functions | en |
dc.subject | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry | en |
dc.subject | MCC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RC0321 | en |
dc.title | Neural circuit and synaptic dysfunctions in ALS-FTD pathology | en |
dc.type | Journal item | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fncir.2023.1208876 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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