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CELL REPORTS
Volume 38, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110477
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- NINDS [U01NS098969, U01NS117836]
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This study provides evidence for the involvement of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in speech production and highlights the unique connections between the inferior frontal gyms and the STN. The findings suggest that these connections may be specific to humans and have evolved alongside the development of speech.
How the basal ganglia participate in the uniquely human behavior of speech is poorly understood, despite their known role in modulating critical aspects of cognitive and motor behavior. The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is well positioned to facilitate basal ganglia functions critical for speech. Using electrocorticography in patients undergoing awake deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, evidence is reported for a left opercular hyperdirect pathway in humans via stimulating the STN and examining antidromic-evoked activity in the left temporal, parietal, and frontal opercular cortex. These high-resolution cortical and subcortical mapping data provide evidence for hyperdirect connectivity between the inferior frontal gyms and the STN. In addition, evoked potential data are consistent with the presence of monosynaptic projections from areas of the opercular speech cortex that are primarily sensory, including the auditory cortex, to the STN. These connections may be unique to humans, evolving alongside the ability for speech.
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