The newly discovered primate-specific interneuron is located in the striatum, a brain structure associated with cognition, reward, coordinated movement, Huntington's disease, and potentially schizophrenia.
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- New Interneuron | Harvard Medical School (hms.harvard.edu)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2781-z (nature.com)
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11312536/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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