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the diencephalon is anatomically a large part of the forebrain, what are the 4 divisions of the diencephalon

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epithalamus
thalamus
hypothalamus
subthalamus

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what seperates the hypothalamus from the thalamus

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hypothalamic sulcus

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what are the 2 main regions of the epithalamus

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  • pineal gland

- habenula

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what is the function of the pineal gland

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secrete melatonin and regulate sleep wake cycle

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what is the major input, and major output for the habenula (part of epithalamus)

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input - stria meddularis and limbic

output - habenulointerpeduncular tract to midbrain

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what is known as the “gateway to the cortex”, and why does it get this name

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thalamus - relays all sensory pathways to the cortex (except olfaction)

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there are many types of thalamic nuclei, what anatomically divides these subdivisions of nuclei w/in the thalamus

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internal medullary lamina (IML)

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what thalamic nuclei does not follow the general scheme for thalamic nuclei, and is known as a gatekeeper nuclei

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reticular nucleus

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all thalamic nuclei (except reticular) follow the same general theme as what they are composed of, what is it ?

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  • projection neurons to cortex

- interneurons regulating firing

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what are the 2 basic types of inputs to the thalamus

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  • specific inputs

- regualtory inputs

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what are the 3 broad types of thalamic nuclei

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1 - relay nuclei
2 - association nuclei
3 -intralaminar and midline nuclei

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what type of thalamic nuclei recieve input from well defined subcortical sources and then project to cortex

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relay nuclei

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what type of thalamic nuclei recieve distinct input from the basal ganglia and limbic strucutres

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intralaminar and midline nuclei

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what type of thalamic nuclei recieve input from the association cortex

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association nuclei

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what specific nueclei of the thalamus is an important source of regulatory input to the thalamus

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reticular nucleus

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what is the output of the reticular nucleus

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inhibitory axons to thalamus

** no projections to cortex **

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what are the specific motor relay nuclei of the thalamus

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  • ventral anterior (VA)

- ventral lateral (VL)

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what is the specific sensory relay nuclei for the the body in the thalamus

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ventral posterior lateral (VPL)

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what is the specific sensory relay nuclei for the face

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ventral posterior medial (VPM)

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what is the specific thalamic nuclei that is a relay nucleus for the limbic system

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anterior nucleus

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what is the thalamic relay nuclei for vision

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lateral geniculate nucleus

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what is the thalamic relay nucleus for hearing

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medial geniculate nucleus

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what specific thalamic nuclei is a component of the reticular activating system

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intralaminar nucleus

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what are the two main association nuclei of the thalamus

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1 - dorsomedial (DM) - from the prefontal association cortex

2 - Pulvinar LP complex - from the parietal-occipital-temporal lobe of the association cortex

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what fibers pass through the internal capsule
- thalamocortical fibers | - corticothalamic fibers
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what is the lenticular nucleus made up of
putamen and globus pallidus
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what are the 5 parts of the internal capsule
``` 1 - anterior limb 2 - posterior limb 3 - genu 4 - retrolenticular 5 - sublenticular ```
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a stroke to what part of the internal capsule would be the most severe clinically ?
stroke in the posterior limb = worst | ***cuz would result in contralateral motor loss ***
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what is the main function of the limbic system
generate fellings/emotions from sensory inputs
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what are the primary structures (parts of brain) that make up the limbic system
- amygdala - hippocampus - parahippocampal gyrus - cingulate - hypothalamus
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what part of the brain is responsible for maintaining homeostasis
hypothalamus
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what are the 3 types of connections with the hypothalamus
- limbic system - pituitary gland - visceral/somatic nuclei
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what is the longitudinal organizational regions of the hypothalamus
- anterior region - tubular region - posterior region
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what is the medial-lateral organization of the hypothalamus
- medial - perivent - lateral
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the lateral region of the hypothalamus is a rostral continuation of ___________ whereas the perivent region is the rostral continuation of __________
reticular formation | periaqueductal gray
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what are the 2 MAIN inputs to the hypothalamus
1 - forebrain, especially limbic system | 2 - brainstem and spinal cord
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septal nuclei, ventral striatum, insula, hippocampus, and amygdala are all hypothalamic inputs from what main area ?
forebrain (limbic structures)
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T/F the hypothalamic outputs use seperate pathways than the inputs.
F - both inputs and outputs use the same pathway
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what are the 2 lobes of the pituitary gland
adenohypophysis (anterior lobe) | neurohypophysis (posterior lobe)
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what are the 2 hormones the hypothalamus secretes
``` antidiuertic hormone (ADH) oxytocin ```
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what is the emotion center of the brain
amygdala | ***largely involved in emotion-related aspects of learning***
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where where is the amygdala located anatomically
anterior and medial temporal lobe
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the amygdala has 3 nuclei groups, what are they and what is the general function of each
medial nuclei -olfaction central nuclei - emotional responses basolateral - emotional responses
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the amygdala recieves inputs from almost everywhere in the brain, what are the 4 basic input routes ?
1 - stria terminalis 2 - ventral amygdalofugal (VAG) 3 - lateral olfactory tract 4 - direct from temporal lobe cortex and hippocampus
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T/F The output routes for the amygdala are the same as the input routes ?
True (stria terminalis, VAG, lateral olfactory tract)
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the amygdala links perception of a situation with an emotional response, especially when ?
during danger situations
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hypothalamic inputs go through the _______ bundle and __________ fasiculus
medial forbrain bundle (MFB) and dorsal longitudinal fasiculus (DLF)
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the limbic loop in the basal ganglia associates stimuli with _______ resulting in what ?
rewards, resulting in increased Ventral striatum dopamine release
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what is Kluver-Bucy Syndrome, and a lesion to what part of the brain would cause this
where one beomes fearless with no emotional reactions, men try to fuck everything -occurs when lesion to amygdala
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what is the main function of the hippocampus
formation of new memories and past experiences | ***also known as Declarative (explicit) memory
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where is the hippocampus anatomically
little swirl in the medial temporal lobe
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what is the most important hippocampal output pathway
fornix
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what are the 3 distinct zones of the hippocampus
- dentate gyrus - hippocampus proper - subiculum
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what are the "interlocking C's" in hippocampal structure
dentate gyrus and hippocampus proper
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starting from afferents from the sensory cortex, expalin the hippocampal loop or input/output flow
affferents ---> entorhinal cortex ---> dentate gyrus -----> CA3 ----> CA1 ----> subiculum ----> fimbira and back to entorhinal cortex ----> back to sensory cortex
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most sensory info comes into the hippocampus in the _________ and most outflow is through the _______ ?
entorhinal cortex - IN | subiculum to fornix -OUT
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what is the circuit of Papez
he was the first to describe the neural circuit for control of emotional expression, over time this theory has been modified though and is known to function in memory (not emotion)

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