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Hypothalamus and Limbic System Flashcards

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Location of the Hypothalamus
And part of what anatomically
Part of what functionally

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Inferior to the Thalamus and forms the walls and floor of the 3rd ventricle
The Diencephalon
The Limbic System

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The Hypothalamus regulates what

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  1. Basic drives (motivation, goal directed behavior, emotional behavior)
  2. Homeostasis, ANS, and endocrine function (food intake, body temp., electrolytes balance, sexual behavior, sleep/wake cycle)
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The Hypothalamus:
Anterior  (rostral)
Posterior  (Caudal)
Floor and wall of 
Continuous with
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Optic Chaism
Merges into the tegmentum and PAG (midbrain)
3rd ventricle
Through the infundibular stalk with the posterior Pituitary

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3 Parts of the Hypothalamus

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  1. Mammillary Bodies
  2. Tuber Cinereum
  3. Median Eminence
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Mammillary Bodies

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Posterior part of hypo. Next to the cerebral peduncles (bulb)

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Tuber cinereum

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Small swelling between the mammillary body and the optic chiasm and the tract

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Median Eminence

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Arises from the tuber cinereum and narrows into the the infundibulum which attaches to the PP

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The Medial Zone

Anterior Zone

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Anterior Area:

  1. Paraventricular Nucleus
  2. Preoptic Nucleus
  3. Anterior Nucleus
  4. Superaoptic Nucleus
  5. Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
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The Medial Zone

Middle/ Tuberal Area

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  1. Arcuate Nucleus
  2. Ventromedial Nucleus
  3. Dorsomedial Nucleus
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The Medial Zone:

Posterior Area

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Posterior Area:

  1. Posterior Nucleus
  2. Mammillary Body
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Lateral Zone:

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diffusely arranged neurons
Median Forebrain Bundle (sends info to and from the hypo.)
Damage can cause (decrease in feeding, weight loss)

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Supraoptic/paraventricular Nucleus
Function
Lesion

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Contains oxytocin (PVN) & ADH (SON) = goes to PP
Lesion: Diabetes Insipidus- high H2O intake and high urination
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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Function
Lesion

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Gets input from retina and helps with sleep and wake cycle (circadian rhythm)
Lesion: change or loose Circadian rhythm

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Anterior Nucleus

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Visceral and Somatic Functions and Temperature Regulation

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Ventromedial Nucleus
Function
Lesions

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“Satiety center”

Lesion: excessive eating and weight gain

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Dorsomedial Nucleus
Function
Lesion

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Serves emotional behavior, (sham rage)

Lesion: low aggression and feeding

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Arcuate Nucleus

Function

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Secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones

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Medial Mammillary Nucleus
Function
Lesion

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AFFERENTS= to the hippo. by the (Fornix)
EFFERENTS=to the thalamus and brainstem
Lesion: no short-term memory, can’t process short term events= no long term memory

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Blood Supply to hypothalamus comes form

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Circle of Willis

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Anteriomedial group of branches from the Circle of Willis
Come from where
Supply what

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From the Ant. Communicating A. And ACA (A1)
Goes to the 
1 preoptic area, 
2 supraoptic region, 
3 septal nuclei, and 
4 rostral part of lateral hypothalamus
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Posteromedial group of branches from the Circle of Willis
Come from where
Supply what

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Posterior Communicating A and PCA (P1)
Rostral part of Post. Communicating A -> Tuberal Region (middle zone)
Caudal part of Post. Communicating A-> Mammillary Region. (Posterior zone )

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Fornix connects

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Hippocampal fibers form the to the Mammillary Bodies

Brings information form the hippocampus to its mammillary bodies

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Stria Terminalis an Ventral amygdalofugal fibers connects

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Amygdala to Hypothalamus

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Corticohypothalamic input connects

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Orbitofrontal & cingulate areas &multiple association areas, frontal lobe—-> Lateral Zone of the Hypothalamus

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Retinohypothalamic fibers connects
Retina to the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN) form sleep wake cycles
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Median Forebrain Bundle (MFB) and Dorsal Longitudinal Fasciculus (DLF) Sends to where
From the hypothalamus and to the hypothalamus also Form hypo GOES TO PAG and RF ——> 1. Hypothalamomedullary fibers 2. Hypothalamospinal fibers 3. Medial zone and mammillary bodies (posterior zone) TO REGULATE EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR
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Hypothalamocortical fibers
From the hypothalamus GOES TO the forebrain FRONTAL LOBE
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Mammillothalamic Tract
From the Hypo GOES TO anterior nucleus of Thalamus (which sends info to the frontal lobe)
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Lateral Zone fibers
From the Hypothalamus GOES TO Dorsomedial nucleus of Thalamus (which sends information to the frontal lobe)
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Hypohypophyseal interaction
Hypothalamus and pituitary gland
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Supraopticohypophyseal Tract
Axons from the SON and PVN (supraoptic and paraventricular)——> PP (Herring bodies), Release oxytocin and ADH in the herring bodies that are surrounded by capillary plexuses inside which send H to blood stream
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Tuberoinfundibular Tract
Axons from PVN and paraventricular zone ——> AP (median eminence and infundibulum) where the Hs are released on these cells These cells then secrete H out to the blood stream
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ANS is regulated by what parts of hypothalamus
Anterior and Posterior areas
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Anterior Area of Hypothalamus (ANS)
Activates PARASYMPATHETIC NEURONS (REST AND DIGEST) Goes to brainstem with CN3, 7, 9, 10 (parasympathetic) Goes to S2-S4 with spinal neurons
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Posterior Area of Hypothalamus (PNS)
Activates SYMPATHETIC neurons (FIGHT OR FLIGHT) Goes to T1-L2 lateral horn as sympathetic neurons Ex: hypothalamomedullary fibers: sympathetic outflow to face and head from the medulla
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Lesion in the anterolateral medulla
Disrupts the hypothalamomedullary fibers HORNERS SYNDROME Sympathetic fibers to face and head and body is disrupted (Dilated pupil, anhydrosis)
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SCN Gets input from Mediates Function
From the retina Circadian rhythm and the hormonal fluctuations of dark/light cycles OPPOSE SLEEP for timing of rest vs activity
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How are circadian genes controlled
Transcribed and translated every 24hrs——> control melatonin release from PINEAL GLAND——-> SLEEP ONSET Feedbacks to the SCN
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Limbic System Includes Gets input from Function
1. Subcallosal Area 2. Parahippocampal gyrus 3.Cingulate Gyrus 4. Hippocampal formation 5. Subcortical Nuclei (hippo., Amygdala, septal nuclei) 6.Uncus Input from diverse areas of Brian For MEMORY, PAIN PERCEPTION BEHAVIOR —-> led to Pepez circuit
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Paper Circuit
First description of anatomicaophyologic mechanism for emotion How to tie our memory and emotions to behavior We eat the food we like, and how to see exactly what brain area is involved with that
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Hypothalamus +Limbic System
anatomical basis for emotional and drive-related, and motivation behavior
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Hippocampal Formation
``` Learning and memory In temporal lobe is curved formation 1. Subiculum 2. Hippocampus proper (ammon horn) 3. dentate gyrus 4. Parahippocampal gyrus (entorhinal cortex) overlies all the other ones ```
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Hippocampal formation Afferent pathway
Dentate gyrus —-> CA3 —-> CA1—->Subiculum | CA= cormus ammonis (horn)
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Hippocampal Formation Efferents pathway
fibers from cell bodies in the subiculum CA2 and hippocampus proper CA1—-> fornix as the fimbria ——> mammillary bodies, VMN, Anterior (dorsal) nucleus of thalamus
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Uncal Herniation
due to hemorrhage or tumors Uncus and parahippocampal gyrus move down over the tentorium cerebelli edge —-> compresses the midbrain and later other Brian stem areas CAUSES: dilated pupils, X CN3, SAME SIDE OPPOSITE weak Extremities If continued you have loss of reflex, resp. And rapid decline
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Korsakoff Syndrome
Degeneration of the mammillary bodies, DMN, Hippocampal complex NO LONG-TERM MEMORY made form short term Can’t learn new tastes, and have meaningful conversations, CONFABULATES (makes up random events that never happened from combining random memories) Thiamine deficiency of chronic alcoholics
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Hippocampal Amnesia
Bilaterally lesions of hippocampus X: anterograde episodic memory (can’t learn new tasks) CAN STILL have procedural and working memory (short-term) and IQ and formal reasoning is still fairly normal
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Olfactory Disorders due to the hypothalamus: | Anosmia
X: smell due to viral infection of olfactory mucosa or obstruction of nasal passages (CN1 lesions, anterior cranial fossa tumor), or congenital (Don’t recover sence of smell)
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Olfactory Disorders due to the hypothalamus: | Phantomia (olfactory hallucination)
Distortion in a smell experience and smelling something when there is no odor present Abnormal neural activity ANTERIOR, MEDIAL Temporal lobe lesions (Hippo, amygdala, medial dorsal thalamus)
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Amygdala
Reward, emotional learning and memory, fear and conditioning Makes an emotional attachment, Response to stimulus like pain Emotional response to food
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Amygdala input
From the raphe nuclei, PAG, CN10 motor nuclei, nucleus solitaries, and locus ceruleus Input from the DMN thalamus
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Amygdala fibers go to
AFFERNTS TO THE HYPOTHALAMUS (Stria terminalis, ventral amygdalofugal pathways) Also to the cortex frontal cingulate and temporal
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Amygdala Lesions
No fear, anger, disgust in facial expression and in how you actually feel, and can’t recognize it in other people
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Kluver-Bucy Syndrome
Bilateral lesion of amygdala 1. Visual Agnosia= can’t recognize an object by sight 2. Hypermetamophosis= compulsion to overexplore the envr. + overreact to visual stimulus 3. Hyperorality= examine objects by mouth 4. Placidity=no fear or anger in appropriate situations 5. Hyperphagia=eat a lot even when not hungry or not food objects 6. Hypersexuality= inappropriate sexual acts and talks
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The Papez Circuit pathway
1. Fornix —> mammillary bodies 1. Amygdala adds to the hypothalamus also (emotional memory, emotions, basic drive) 2. ——>Thalamus anterior nucleus (mammillothalamic tract)—-> cingulate cortex ——> prefrontal cortex —-> association cortex 3. Hippocampus Neuroanatomical circuit of emotion between the Limbic system and cortical areas of the brain
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Ventral Tegmental Area
Had dopaminergic neurons ( located medial to substantia nigra) REWARD ,MOTIVATION, ADDICTION GETS info from the prefrontal cortex SENDS info from the nucleus accumbants, and septal nuclei, Amygdala, and prefrontal cortex
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Septal Nuclei
Rostral to anterior commissure Connects to olfactory bulb and hippocampus and amygdala (BY FORNIX) REWARD, PLEASURE, RAGE BEHAVIOR
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Nucleus Accumbens
forebrain near caudate and putamen | ADDICTION, and CHRONIC PAIN behaviors

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