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PPN (Pedunculopontine nucleus) projects to RSP (Retrosplenial area)

1 claim from 1 source: 1 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: retrograde tracer.

The claims behind it

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The pedunculopontine nucleus contained retrogradely labeled cells after the retrosplenial tracer injection. Few were FOS-positive.

DOI 10.1126/sciadv.1400177 · PubMed 26601158 · PMC4640625, Results, 'Subcortical structures activating the cortex during REM sleep'

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