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What are main functions of basal ganglia?

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  • refine motor plan
  • regulate action selection
  • facilitate habit learning
  • reward seeking
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What comprises the striatum?

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dorsal = caudate nucleus and putamen
caudate = medial; putamen = lateral
ventral = nucleus accumbens septi [NAS]
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What separates caudate and putamen?

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anterior limb of internal capsule

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What are the major components of the basal ganglia system?

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neo-striatum [dorsal and ventral]
pallidum [external, internal, ventral]
substantia nigra [compacta, reticulata]
ventral tegmental area [VTA]
subthalamic nuclei
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What comprises the lenticular nucleus?

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putamen and globus pallidus

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What are the striatal cell bridges?

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cells that cross the internal capsule to link the caudate to the putamen

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What 2 structs does the posterior limb of internal capsule separate?

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thalamus [medial]

lenticular nucleus [lateral]

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What are medium spiny neurons [MSNs]? function?

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striatal projection neurons

    • cell bodies medium, dendrites have spines
    • receive major input to BG system and are major output cells of striatum
    • GABAergic
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What are two types of medium spiny neurons?

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  • those that co-localize substance P and have D1-like DA receptors = stimulate cAMP –> mediate post-synaptic excitation
  • those that co-localize enkephalin and have D2-like DA receptors = inhibit cAMP and post-synaptic activity
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Where do MSNs project?

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from striatum to globus pallidus and substantia nigra

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What is nucleus accumbens septi?

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major structure of ventral striatum

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Where do major inputs to BG system arise from?

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cerebral cortex = but especially frontal lobe!
thalamus
midbrain
raphe nuclei
locus coeruleus
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For each of the 5 major inputs of BG system, which type of NT?

  1. cerebral cortex
  2. thalamus
  3. midbrain
  4. raphe nuclei
  5. locus coeruleus
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  1. cerebral cortex == glutamate
  2. thalamus == glutamate
  3. midbrain == DA
  4. raphe nuclei == 5HT
  5. locus coeruleus = NE
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What is globus pallidus?

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lateral to internal capsule and medial to putamen

3 parts: external, internal, ventral

dorsal pallidum = external + internal

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What structures make up the dorsal pallidum?

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external and internal globus pallidus together = dorsal pallidum

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Where is ventral pallidum located?

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ventral to anterior commissure?

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What type of output cells of GP?

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all GABAergic = inhibitor

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What is the subthalamic nucleus [STN]? type of output?

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rostral/lateral to substantia nigra

output = glutamatergic [excitatory]

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What is substantia nigra pars compacta?

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GABAergic
often considered part of GPi
mainly same projections
source of DA neurons to striatum MSNs

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What is unique projection of substantia nigra pars compacta?

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superior colliculus = coordination eye, head, neck movement

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Where do VTA DA neurons go?

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to ventral striatum and limbic structures and frontal lobes

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What are VTA DA neuron dysfunction associated with?

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schizophrenia
psychoses
drug addiction

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Which thalamic nuclei give input directly to striatum?

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  • ventral group [VA/VM; VL with Vop and Vim
  • intralaminar nuclei [CM]
  • medial dorsal nucleus [MD]
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What is function of medial part of VPM?

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taste VP-MMMMMM

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Sensory-motor areas of cortex send input to which parts of striatum?

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putamen

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limbic-related input from cortex goes to which part of striatum?

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ventromedial part

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Where do GABA/substance P MSNs from striatum project?

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to GPi and SNr

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Where do GABA/enkephalin MSNs from striatum project?

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to GPe

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What is the basic cortex-striatal circuit?

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cortex –> BG –> internal processing –> thalamus –> back to cortex

30
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What happens to SN pars compacta and VTA in parkinsons?

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pars compacta DA neurons degenerate

VTA does not

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Where does ventral striatum receive inputs from? where does it project to?

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input:
cortex
also: amygdala, hippocampal formation, most of 5HT input to striatum

output:
ventral pallidum

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What is path of ventral striatum input/output?

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cortex/amygdala/hippocampus/5HT –> ventral striatum –> ventral pallidum –> STN –> thalamus

33
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What is the “nigrostriatal pathway”? importance?

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DA projection from substantia nigra pars compacta to striatum

circuit of motor functions

  • degenerates in parkinsons disease
34
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Where do dopaminergic projects from VTA go? function?

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to ventral striatum

circuit of emotions/motivation = mesolimbic reward path

35
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Where does GPe primarily project?

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to subthalamic nucleus

36
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What is function of STN? inputs/outputs?

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  • receives GABAergic input from GPe and ventral pallidum
  • receives glutamate input from cerebral cortex
  • receives DA from SNpc
  • projects glutamate to pallidum and substantia nigra
  • target for deep brain stimulation
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What are the instrinsic processing structures of basal ganglia?

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  • subthalamic nucleus [STN]
  • SNpc
  • VTA
  • GPe
38
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What separates the ventral striatum from the olfactory tubercle?

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anterior commissure

39
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What are the cell types that exist in striatum?

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projection neurons = medium spiny neurons
2 kinds –> substance P [excitatory] and enkephalin localizing [inhibitory]; both GABA

interneurons = aspiny
- mostly GABAergic

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Where does dorsal striatum project to?

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globus pallidus [ext and in]

substantia nigra [reticulata and compacta]

41
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Where does ventral striatum project to?

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ventral pallidum

ventral tegmental area [VTA]

42
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What is best way to localize GPe and Gpi on picture?

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start at putamen = wide part of funnel

then travel medial; next structure = external; after that all other segments are part of internal

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What are the 3 output structures of basal ganglia? their NT?

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globus pallidus
substantia nigra pars reticulata
ventral pallidum

all GABAergic = inhibitor

44
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What is function of each of the 3 BG outputs?

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SNpr output = motor control of eye, head, neck
GPi output = motor control of rest of body
Ventral pallidum = limbic

45
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Where do major outputs from BG system project?

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Thalamus [VLa, VA, VM, MD, ILN]
Epithelamaus/midbrain/pons
- superior colliculus; pontine tegmentum

46
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Via what routes do GPi/SNr output axons travel?

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mainly = pyramidal motor system = lateral, fine motor control

  • ansal lenticularis = loops around internal capsule
  • lenticular fasciculus = goes through internal capsule

the 2 fiber bundles join together rostral to red nucleus to form fiber bundle called “thalamic fasiculus”

also = extrapyramidal = medial, postural control

  • some GPi/SNr output goes to prontine + medullary reticular formation to influence reticulospinal tract
  • SNpr projects to superior colliculus and influences tectospinal tract
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Where do fibers in thalamic fasiculus come from?

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  • BG output via ansa lenticularis and lenticular fasciculus

- fibers from dentate nucleus of cerebellum

48
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How does basal ganglia coordinate higher level behavioral planning

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receives info from 5 parallel functional loops of cortical info that process different types of info

  • relay info back to thalamus and send to modulate motor planning and execution
  • info also looped back from thalamus to basal ganglia for further refinement
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What type of NT in striatal, pallidal, and SNpr projections?

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GABA = inhibitors

50
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What type of NT in input [cortex, thalamic] to BG system?

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excitatory = glutamate

51
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What is direct pathway in BG system?

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cerebral cortex –> excitatory MSNs with GABA/substanceP/D1 DA receptors –> inhibit GPi –> thus thalamus is disinhibited –> cortical excitation

DA activates this path by acting on D1 receptors

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What is indirect pathway in BG system?

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cerebral cortex glutamate –> inhibitor MSNs with GABA/enkephalin/D2 Da receptors –> inhibit GPe –> disinhibit STN –> increases glutamatergic excitation GPi –> thalamic inhibition –> decreased cortical excitation to suppress movement

DA inhibits this path by acting on D2 receptors

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How does the STN coordinate activity of the direct/indirect BG paths?

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“center-surround” system
= direct path promotes desired motor programs
= indirect suppresses all alternative plans one might pursue

54
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How does dopamine affect balance of direct/indirect paths?

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dopamine excites direct path and inhibits indirect path thus net excitatory effect on thalamus

55
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How does parkinson’s disease affect BG paths?

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parkinsons = loss of dopamine in nigrostriatal path so less DA input to direct/indirect paths
–> less excitement of direct + less inhibition of indirect –> net inhibition of thalamus

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What is the hyperdirect path? function?

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function = fast inhibitory surround

cortex –> excites MSNs in striatum –> project to GPe and SNpc –> as SNpc synalse on DA projection neurons and INHIBIT them

57
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What are major symptoms of PD?

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  • tremor
  • rigidity
  • bradykinesia
58
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what is pathology of PD along direct and indirect paths?

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due to degeneration of substantia nigra pars compacta DA neurons

  • -> loss of DAergic D1 –> disinhibition GPi –> excess inhibition thalamus
  • -> loss of DAergic D2 inhibition –> overactivity GABA/Enk –> inhibition GPe –> disinhibition STN-GPi –> excess inhibition thalamus
59
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What is pathology of huntingtons along direct and indirect path?

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atrophy of dorsal striatum = loss of striatal MSNs

direct: decreased activity of GABA/subP neurons –> less disinhibition of thalamus
indirect: decreased activity of GAPA/Enk neurons –> less inhibition of thalamus

indirect is more affected than direct –> so balance swings toward more direct path = too much movement/excitation

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What are main symptoms of huntingtons?

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initial fidgetiness, restlessness

abrupt jerky abnormal movements

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