Cell-poor septa separate representations of digits in the ventroposterior nucleus of the thalamus in monkeys and prosimian galagos.
The architectonic features of the ventroposterior nucleus (VP) were visualized in coronal brain sections from two macaque monkeys, two owl monkeys, two squirrel monkeys, and three galagos that were processed for cytochrome oxidase, Nissl bodies, or the vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (vGluT2). The traditional ventroposterior medial (VPM) and ventroposterior lateral (VPL) subnuclei were easily identified, as well as the forelimb and hindlimb compartments of VPL, as they were separated by poorly staining, cell-poor septa. Septa also separated other cell groups within VPM and VPL, specifically in the medial compartment of VPL representing the hand (hand VPL). In one squirrel monkey and one galago we demonstrated that these five groups of cells represent digits 1-5 in a mediolateral sequence by injecting tracers into the cortical representation of single digits, defined by microelectrode recordings, and relating concentrations of labeled neurons to specific cell groups in hand VPL. The results establish the existence of septa that isolate the representation of the five digits in VPL of primates and demonstrate that the isolated cell groups represent digits 1-5 in a mediolateral sequence. The present results show that the septa are especially prominent in brain sections processed for vGluT2, which is expressed in the synaptic terminals of excitatory neurons in most nuclei of the brainstem and thalamus. As vGluT2 is expressed in the synaptic terminations from dorsal columns and trigeminal brainstem nuclei, the effectiveness of vGluT2 preparations in revealing septa in VP likely reflects a lack of synapses using glutamate in the septa.
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA.
Hui-Xin
HX
Qi
Omar A
OA
Gharbawie
Peiyan
P
Wong
Jon H
JH
Kaas
D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation*; D005701:Galago / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D050599:Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2 / Q000378:metabolism
D050599:Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2
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