Functional relations of the rodent claustral-entorhinal-hippocampal system.
Electrophysiological studies of the claustrum of rat demonstrate functional connections with the limbic system (dentate gyrus, hippocampus) via the entorhinal cortex. The pathways show reciprocal connectivity, a degree of topological organization and the capacity for a long-term response potentiation in the claustral projection to entorhinal cortex. The hypothesis that claustrum acts to functionally link neocortical regions with components of the limbic system is considered.
D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000502:physiology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology; D008032:Limbic System / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D051381:Rats; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission