A conserved cell-type gradient across the human mediodorsal and paraventricular thalamus
Schulmann, A.; Feng, N.; Auluck, P. K.; Mukherjee, A.; Komal, R.; Leng, Y.; Gao, C.; Williams Avram, S. K.; Roy, S.; Usdin, T. B.; Xu, Q.; Imamovic, V.; Patel, Y.; Akula, N.; Raznahan, A.; Menon, V.; Roussos, P.; Duncan, L.; Elkahloun, A.; Singh, J.; Kelly, M. C.; Halassa, M. M.; Hattar, S.; Penzo, M. A.; Marenco, S.; McMahon, F.
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The mediodorsal thalamus (MD) and adjacent midline nuclei are important for cognition and mental illness, but their cellular composition is not well defined. Using single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomics, we identified a conserved excitatory neuron gradient, with distinct spatial mapping of individual clusters. One end of the gradient was expanded in human MD compared to mice, which may be related to the expansion of granular prefrontal cortex in hominids. Moreover, neurons preferentially mapping onto the parvocellular division MD were associated with genetic risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Midbrain-derived inhibitory interneurons were enriched in human MD and implicated in genetic risk for major depressive disorder.
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