JNP Micro Podcast: Pontine Reticular Nuclei Scales with Handgrip Force

In this episode, Justin W. Andrushko discusses the recently published research titled "Activity in the pontine reticular nuclei scales with handgrip force in humans." In this study, the authors used a task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) paradigm to show that activity in the pontine reticular nuclei scales linearly with increasing force during a handgrip task. These findings directly support recently proposed hypotheses that the reticulospinal tract may play an important role in modulating force production in humans.

 

Article Citation:

Activity in the pontine reticular nuclei scales with handgrip force in humans

Tyler L. Danielson, Layla A. Gould, Jason M. DeFreitas, Rob J. MacLennan, Chelsea Ekstrand, Ron Borowsky, Jonathan P. Farthing, and Justin W. Andrushko

Journal of Neurophysiology 2024 131:5, 807-814