limbic Flashcards
excitation of cortical activity
BFA in pons/midbrain
inhibition of cortical activity
medial/ventrla medulla
reticular formation includes BFA; located where and mediates what?
in upper pons (midbrian)
mediates arousal and alertness
excitatory NT from BFA
acetylcholine
excitatroy NT from substantia nigra
dopamine
excitatory NT from locus ceruleus
NE
inhibitory NT from raphe nuclei (rostral and ventral divisions)
serotonin
Gigantocellular neurons in BFA ascend to ____ and descends to _____.
ascends to thalamic nuclei for arousal
descends to spinal cord for tone of antigravity muscles
Parvocellular neuronston intralaminar nuclei (thalamus) does what?
modulates pain pathways
What becomes active during REM sleep phase?
NE
Locus ceruleus (midbrain) diffuse excitation tot cortex for wakefulness
NE
substantia nigra neurons to putamen/caudate control of movement/thoguht
dopamine
receptors for excitatory dopamine
D1 receptors (inncrease cAMP)
receptors for inhibitory dopamine
D2 receptors
decrease in cAMP– rare
ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons to limbic structures influence..
mood