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Basal magnocellular corticopetal system is involved in:

Consists of:

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Controlling attention, cortical arousal and consolidation of memory

Cholinergic and GABA-containing neurons that innervate cortex, amygdala and hippocampus

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Ventral striatopallidal system is involved in:

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appetitive motor behavior that have positive incentive value

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The ventral striatum includes: (4)

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Nucleus accumbens
Olfactory tubercle
Ventral putamen
Ventral head of caudate

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Ventral striatum contain:

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GABAergic medium-sized spiny neurons

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Ventral pallidum is an extension of ___

Located:

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Globus pallidus external segment (GPe)

Below anterior commissure

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Internal nucleus accumbens receives excitatory inputs from:

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(Glutamate): prefrontal cortex, amygdala, hippocampus

(Orexin): hypothalamus

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Internal nucleus accumbens output to:

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GABAergic medium-spiny neurons in ventral striatum

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Mesostriatal system

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Ventral tegmental area (VTA) providing dopamine to ventral striatum

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Mesocortical system

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Ventral tegmental area (VTA) provide dopamine to limbic cortices, amygdala and hippocampus

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Mesocorticolimbic system =

Runs through:

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mesostriatal system + mesocortical system

Medial forebrain bundle to reach basal forebrain and cortex

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Ventral striatum (NAc) send axons to: (2)

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Ventral pallidum

SN pars reticulata

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Ventral pallidum and SNr send projections to:

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mediodorsal thalamic nucleus

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How is the ventral and dorsal striatum united?

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Frontal cortex –> MD thalamus –> premotor cortex –> striosomes in caudate and putamen

United via thalamus

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Lateral habenula
Inputs:
Outputs:

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Ventral pallidum, lateral hypothalamus

SNc, VTA –> inhibit dopaminergic neurons

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Lateral habenula respond to:

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negative stimuli and non reward, disappointment

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Increased activity in accumbens leads to ____ as seen in ____

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Hyperfrontality

Depression

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Excessive DA may lead to ____ seen in ____

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Hypofrontality

Schizophrenia

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All addictive substances act on ____

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VTA

Ventral striatum

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Most acetylcholine used in CNS is produced in ____

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Brainstem nuclei

Basal forebrain

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Brainstem nuclei contain ____ neurons. Located in ____. Involved in ____.

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Mesopontine cholinergic neurons
Midbrain and rostral pontine tegmentum
Forced attention and consciousness

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Basal magnocellular corticopetal system consists of:

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Population of large, cholinergic and GABAergic neurons scattered throughout basal forebrain surrounding ventral globus pallidus

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3 populations of cholinergic neurons:

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Medial septum/vertical diagonal band
Horizontal diagonal band
Nucleus basalis of Meynert

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ACh or GABA neurons?

Only innervate certain cortical layers

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GABAergic

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ACh or GABA neurons?

Targeted by ventral striatum, amygdala, ventral tegmental area, locus ceruleus

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ACh

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ACh or GABA neurons?

Only contact inhibiory cortical neurons

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GABA

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ACh or GABA neurons?

Main targets of axons from cortex

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GABA

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ACh or GABA neurons?

Essential for establishing certain types of memory (spatial, declarative)

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ACh

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Functions of basal magnocellular corticopetal system

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  1. Cortical arousal
  2. Selective attention
  3. Modulating cortical plasticity
  4. Release of acetylcholine in cortex
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Decreased cortical ACh associated with ____

Seen in ____

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impairment of sustained attention and selective attention

Alzheimer’s disease

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Increased release of ACh in cortex causes ____

Seen in ____

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Hypervigilance

Schizophrenia

30
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Tyrosine derivative molecules (3)

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Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine

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Catecholamines (3)

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Dopamine
Norepi
Epi