Basal Ganglia & Cerebellum Flashcards
5 structures of basal ganglia?
- caudate nucleus
- putamen
- globus pallidus
- subthalamic nucleus
- substantia nigra
function of basal ganglia?
receives signals from cortex & sends to thalamus, initiates thoughts/motivations
2 pathways in basal ganglia?
direct, indirect
function of direct pathway?
initiates movement
function of indirect pathway?
terminates movement
2 structures part of striatum?
caudate nucleus, putamen
2 subparts of globus pallidus?
external segment (GPe), internal segment (GPi)
2 subparts of substantia nigra?
SNpc, SNpr
what neurotransmitter does SNpc produce?
Dopamine
how direct pathways work?
- GABA released at GPi/SNpr inhibits activation
- increased activity of thalamus
- Glu released at cortex
- signal travels through spinal cord->brainstem
- movement
how indirect pathways work?
- GABA released at GPe inhibits activation
- No GABA released at STN
- increased activity of STN
- Glu released at GPi/SNpr activates it
- GABA released at thalamus
- decreased activity of thalamus
- Glu NOT released at cortex
- no signal to spinal cord->brainstem
- movement termination
function of Glu?
activation
function of GABA?
inhibition
function of DA?
activation
effect of DA release by SNpc at striatum?
inc. activity of direct pathway + dec. activity of indirect pathway