Midbrain Flashcards
What four Neurotransmitter/Neuromodulators are found in the Reticular Nuclei
Dopamine
Acetylcholine
Norepinephrine
serotonin
what is the area that produces dopamine in the midbrain
Ventral trigmental area
What area of the midbrain produces actylcholine
Pedunculopotine
What area of the midbrain produces Norepinephrine
Locus Coeruleus and Medial Reticular zone
What area of the midbrain produces serotonin
Raphe Nuclei
What tracts descend from the reticular nuclei
Reticulospinal, raphespinal, and ceruleospinal tracts
The medial longitudinal fasciculus coordinates eye movement and head movement by connections between what nuclei
Vestibular nuclei, spinal accessory, and nuclei that control the eye movement
Which side do the inferior olive nuclei project (lat/contra)
Contralateral (and out)
What is the ventral tegmental area is involved in?
Motivation and Descions
The Pedunculopontine influences _______
Movement
What is the Ralphe nuclei involved in
Mood; modulation in brainstem/CB, nociception regulation; autonomic
What is the Locus Coeruleus and medial reticular area invovled in?
Attention direction; autonomic
