BrainRegionLMC MM VTA
Ventral Tegmental Area
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This page covers biological details of component Ventral Tegmental Area. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.
- *Top-down path to region*: Midbrain Mesencephalon -> Ventral Tegmental Area (LMC.MM.VTA) (see Mind Maps)
- *Type*: nucleus
- *Brain area*: Lower Brain - Modulatory Contol Area
- *Role*: relay
- *Function*: Respond to novel stimuli, unexpected rewards, and reward predictive sensory cues
(generated)
Components
(generated)
- Component items*:
- *Medial Ventral Tegmental Area*
- *Parabrachial Pigmented Area*
- *Paranigral Nucleus*
- *Parafasciculus Retroflexus Area*
- *Raphe Nucleus Linearis* (*LMC.HP.RP.LI*): Release of 5-HT was only obtained on stimulation of this nucleus
* *Rostral Linear Nucleus*
Connectivity
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- Inbound Region Connections:*
|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || FAM || BrainRegionFAM_FT_BNST FAM.FT.BNST || Bed Nucleus of Stria Terminalis || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference) || || FEC || BrainRegionFEC_FT_ACC_CORE FEC.FT.ACC.CORE || Nucleus Accumbens Core || inhibitory-gaba || [Reward circuit of human brain (NACC -> VTA, abstract)] || || LMC || BrainRegionLMC_HP_TG_VTG LMC.HP.TG.VTG || Ventral Tegmental Nucleus || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference) ||
- Outbound Region Connections:*
|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || FAM || BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_CEC FAM.FT.AM.CEC || Central Amygdaloid Nucleus, capsular subdivision || modulatory-da || [Reward circuit of human brain (VTA -> AM, abstract)] || || FEC || BrainRegionFEC_FT_ACC_SH FEC.FT.ACC.SH || Nucleus Accumbens Shell || modulatory-da || [Craving (VTA -> NACC, abstract)] || || FMM || BrainRegionFMM_FD_MB_MMB FMM.FD.MB.MMB || Medial Mammillary Nucleus || modulatory-da || [Mammillary bodies: two memory systems in one (VTN -> MMB)] || || || FMM.FT.HC.CA1D || Distal CA1 of Hippocampus || modulatory-da || [Reward circuit of human brain (VTA -> HC, abstract)] || || || FMM.NC.PH.LEC || Lateral Entorhinal Cortex || modulatory-da || [Combining Novelty, Motivational Salience, and Reward to Control Attention and Learning (VTA -> EC, abstract)] || || LAC || BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_PO LAC.FD.HT.PO || Preoptic Nucleus || modulatory-da || [Physiology and pathophysiology of lower urinary tract (VTA -> MPOA)] || || || LAC.FD.HT.PRM || Premammillary Nucleus || modulatory-da || (unknown reference) || || || LAC.FD.HT.PV || Paraventricular Nucleus || modulatory-da || [Physiology and pathophysiology of lower urinary tract (VTA -> PVN)] || || NDM || BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DACG NDM.NC.AL.DACG || Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area || modulatory-da || (unknown reference) || || || NDM.NC.AL.FPC || Lateral Frontopolar Cortex || modulatory-da || [Reward circuit of human brain (VTA -> PFC, abstract)] ||
Thirdparty Circuits
(generated)
- [of Social Brain] - see [Reference]
- [mammillary nucleus and theta rhythm] - see [Reference]
- [bodies: two memory systems in one] - see [Reference]
- [decision-making] - see [Reference]
- [circuit of human brain] - see [Reference]
- [Connections] - see [Reference]
- [and its network] - see [Reference]
References
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- http://brmlab.cz/project/brain_hacking/tdcs/pfc
- http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n1/fig_tab/nrn1299_F4.html
- http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n1/fig_tab/nrn1299_F2.html
- http://www.impulsecontroldisorders.org/html/cravings.html
- http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0
- http://www.intechopen.com/books/computational-intelligence-in-electromyography-analysis-a-perspective-on-current-applications-and-future-challenges/sphincter-emg-for-diagnosing-multiple-system-atrophy-and-related-disorders
- http://neurowiki2012.wikispaces.com/Presynaptic+Mechanisms+of+Synaptic+Plasticity
- http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Habenula
- http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/article.asp?issn=2152-7806;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=40;epage=46;aulast=Langevin