Sleep Nuclei Flashcards
Substantia Nigra
NT Secreted = DA.
Function = REM off system
Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)
NT Secreted = DA
Function = REM off system
Locus Ceruleus
NT Secreted = NE
Function = REM off system
Raphe
NT Secreted = Serotonin
Function = REM off system
Median Pre-Optic Nucleus (MNPO)
NT Secreted = Secretes GABA/galanin
Function = promotes sleep
You will sleep
VentroLateral Pre-Optic Nucleus (VLPO)
NT Secreted = GABA/galanin
Function = Promotes sleep
Tuberomamillary Nucleus (TMN)
NT Secreted = Histamine
Function = Promotes arousal
Lateral Hypothalamic Area (LHA)
NT Secreted = Orexin ; Melanin-Concentrating Hormone (MCH)
Function = Increase appetite and sustains wakefulness; Promotes REM sleep
Lateral DorsoTegmental Nucleus (LDT)
NT Secreted = ACh
Function = REM on system.
PedunculoPontine Tegmental Nucleus
NT Secreted = ACh
Function = REM on system