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Electrical stimulation to the substantia nigra (Pars reticulata) produced a monosynaptic inhibition of the neurons of the ventromedial necleus of the thalamus in anesthetized cats.
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Ueki, A., Uno, M., Anderson, M. et al. Monosynaptic inhibition of thalamic neurons produced by stimulation of the substantia nigra. Experientia 33, 1480–1482 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01918820
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