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: processor.autonomic
• Function: Respond to novel stimuli, unexpected rewards, and reward predictive sensory cues

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Components

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Component items:

• Ventral Tegmental Nucleus (LMC.MM.VTG): moderates hippocampal-driven rhythmic firing frequency in medial mammillary
• Parabrachial Pigmented Area
• Paranigral Nucleus
• Parafasciculus Retroflexus Area

Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FD.LHB.MED	Lateral Habenula Medial Part	excitatory-glu	Both LHb and MHb control the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems (LHbM -> VTA)
	FAM.FT.BNST	Bed Nucleus of Stria Terminalis	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
FEC	FEC.FT.ACC.CORE	Nucleus Accumbens Core	inhibitory-gaba	Reward circuit of human brain (NACC -> VTA, abstract)
	FEC.FT.VP.VM	Ventral Pallidum Ventromedial	inhibitory-gaba	Craving (VPAL -> VTA, abstract)
	FEC.HT.TG.IPD	Interpeduncular Nucleus	modulatory-ach	Both LHb and MHb control the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems (IPN -> VTA)
	FEC.HT.TG.RMTG	Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus	inhibitory-gaba	Amygdala and its network (RMTG -> VTA)
LPC	LPC.HL.SOL	Solitary Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Bowels control brain: gut hormones and obesity (NTS -> VTA)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.AM.CEC	Central Amygdaloid Nucleus, capsular subdivision	modulatory-da	Reward circuit of human brain (VTA -> AM, abstract)
FEC	FEC.FT.ACC.SH	Nucleus Accumbens Shell	modulatory-da	Craving (VTA -> NACC, abstract)
	FEC.FT.PU.LT	Dorsal Putamen Lateral	modulatory-da	Bowels control brain: gut hormones and obesity (VTA -> DS, abstract)
	FEC.FT.PU.MED	Dorsal Putamen Medial	modulatory-da	Bowels control brain: gut hormones and obesity (VTA -> DS, abstract)
FMM	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	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	NDM.NC.AL.DACG	Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area	modulatory-da	(unknown reference)
	NDM.NC.AL.FPC	Lateral Frontopolar Cortex	modulatory-da	Amygdala and its network (VTA -> MPFC, abstract)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Regulation of Social Brain - see Reference

map: AMG=Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM, Caud=Caudate Nucleus,FEC.FT.CN (Caudate Nucleus Head (FEC.FT.CN.HD), Caudate Nucleus Body (FEC.FT.CN.BD), Caudate Nucleus Tail (FEC.FT.CN.TL)), DACC=Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area,NDM.NC.AL.DACG, DLPFC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (Rostral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR), Lateral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL)), Hipp=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (Dentate Gyrus (FMM.FT.HC.DG), Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1P), Middle CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1M), Distal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1D), Dorsolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA2), Proximal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3P), Middle CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3M), Distal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3D)), IFG=Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus,NDM.NC.AL.IPG, LSN=Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN, MPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), NACC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH)), OFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), PhippG=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (Lateral Entorhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.LEC), Medial Entorhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.MEC)), Put=Dorsal Putamen,FEC.FT.DPU (Dorsal Putamen Lateral (FEC.FT.PU.LT), Dorsal Putamen Medial (FEC.FT.PU.MED)), SGC=Subgenual Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.AL.SGCG, SN=Substantia Nigra,FEC.FT.SN (Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral (FEC.FT.SNC.LT), Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Medial (FEC.FT.SNC.MED), Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.SNR.DL), Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Rostromedial (FEC.FT.SNR.RM), Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Ventrolateral (FEC.FT.SNR.VL), Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Medial (FEC.FT.SNR.MED)), VACC=Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area,NDM.NC.AL.VACG, VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA, VentPal=Ventral Pallidum,FEC.FT.VP (Ventral Pallidum Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.VP.DL), Ventral Pallidum Ventromedial (FEC.FT.VP.VM))

• Mammillary bodies: two memory systems in one - see Reference

map: ADTH=Anterodorsal Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AD, AMTH=Anteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.AM, AVTH=Anteroventral Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AV, DTN=Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus,LMC.HT.TG.LDT, LMB=Lateral Mammillary Nucleus,FMM.FD.MB.LMB, MMB=Medial Mammillary Nucleus,FMM.FD.MB.MMB, MedialEC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (Lateral Entorhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.LEC), Medial Entorhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.MEC)), PAS=Parasubiculum,FMM.NC.PH.PAS, POS=Postsubiculum,FMM.NC.PH.POS, PRS=Presubiculum,FMM.NC.PH.PRS, SEP=Septal Nuclei,FAM.FT.SEP, SUB=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (Proximal Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBP), Middle Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBM), Distal Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBD)), SupraMM=Supramammillary Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.SUM, TuberoMM=Lateral Tuberal Nuclei,LAC.FD.HT.LTUB (Supramammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.SUM), Tuberomammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.TBM), Premammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.PRM)), VTN=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Combining Novelty, Motivational Salience, and Reward to Control Attention and Learning - see Reference

map: ACC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH)), CA1=Ventrolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC.CA1 (Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1P), Middle CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1M), Distal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1D)), CA3=Dorsomedial Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC.CA3 (Proximal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3P), Middle CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3M), Distal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3D)), DG=Dentate Gyrus,FMM.FT.HC.DG, EC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (Lateral Entorhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.LEC), Medial Entorhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.MEC)), PFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), PPTG=Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nuclei,LMC.HT.TG.PPN, SUB=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (Proximal Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBP), Middle Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBM), Distal Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBD)), VPAL=Ventral Pallidum,FEC.FT.VP (Ventral Pallidum Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.VP.DL), Ventral Pallidum Ventromedial (FEC.FT.VP.VM)), VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Bowels control brain: gut hormones and obesity - see Reference

map: AMY=Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM, ARC=Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus,LAC.FD.HT.AR, DS=Dorsal Striatum,FEC.FT.DST (Caudate Nucleus Head (FEC.FT.CN.HD), Caudate Nucleus Body (FEC.FT.CN.BD), Caudate Nucleus Tail (FEC.FT.CN.TL), Dorsal Putamen Lateral (FEC.FT.PU.LT), Dorsal Putamen Medial (FEC.FT.PU.MED)), LHA=Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.LTN, ME=Endocrine Glands,TARGET.TEA.ENDOCRINE, NAc=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH)), NTS=Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL, OFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), PBN=Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB, PVN=Paraventricular Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PV, VMN=Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.VM, VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Physiology and pathophysiology of lower urinary tract - see Reference

map: CN=Caudate Nucleus,FEC.FT.CN (Caudate Nucleus Head (FEC.FT.CN.HD), Caudate Nucleus Body (FEC.FT.CN.BD), Caudate Nucleus Tail (FEC.FT.CN.TL)), DVM=Vagus Nucleus,LAC.HL.VGN, IMG=Inferior Mesenteric Ganglion,LAC.PN.SYM.IMG, IML=Intermediolateral Nucleus,LAC.SC.IZ.IML, LC=Locus Coeruleus,LMC.HT.LC, MPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), MPOA=Median Preoptic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.MPO, NBM=Basal Nucleus of Meynert,LMC.FT.NBM, ONF=Onuf's Nucleus,LPC.SC.VH.ONF, PBN=Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB, PEL=Pelvic Peripheral Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.PPG, PU=Dorsal Putamen Lateral,FEC.FT.PU.LT, PVN=Paraventricular Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PV, SNC=Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT, SPS=Sacral Parasympathetic Nucleus,LAC.SC.IZ.SPS, VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA, ZI=Subthalamic Nucleus Caudal,BGA.FD.STN.ZI

• Reward circuit of human brain - see Reference

map: AM=Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM, HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (Dentate Gyrus (FMM.FT.HC.DG), Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1P), Middle CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1M), Distal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1D), Dorsolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA2), Proximal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3P), Middle CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3M), Distal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3D)), NACC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH)), PFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), VPAL=Ventral Pallidum,FEC.FT.VP (Ventral Pallidum Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.VP.DL), Ventral Pallidum Ventromedial (FEC.FT.VP.VM)), VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Craving - see Reference

map: NACC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH)), OMPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), SNr=Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Medial,FEC.FT.SNR.MED, VPAL=Ventral Pallidum,FEC.FT.VP (Ventral Pallidum Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.VP.DL), Ventral Pallidum Ventromedial (FEC.FT.VP.VM)), VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Amygdala and its network - see Reference

map: BLN=Parvicellular Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus,FAM.FT.AM.BP, CEA=Central Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM.CEA (Central Amygdaloid Nucleus, capsular subdivision (FAM.FT.AM.CEC), Central Amygdaloid Nucleus, lateral subdivision (FAM.FT.AM.CEL), Medial Central Amygdaloid Nucleus (FAM.FT.AM.CEM)), EC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (Lateral Entorhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.LEC), Medial Entorhinal Cortex (FMM.NC.PH.MEC)), HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (Dentate Gyrus (FMM.FT.HC.DG), Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1P), Middle CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1M), Distal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1D), Dorsolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA2), Proximal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3P), Middle CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3M), Distal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3D)), HTS=Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.LTN, ITC=Inferotemporal Cortex,NSA.NC.IT.TE, LA=Lateral Amygdaloid Nucleus,FAM.FT.AM.LA (Dorsolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus (FAM.FT.AM.LADL), Ventrolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus (FAM.FT.AM.LAVL), Ventromedial Amygdaloid Nucleus (FAM.FT.AM.LAVM)), LHB=Lateral Habenula,FAM.FD.LHB (Lateral Habenula Medial Part (FAM.FD.LHB.MED), Lateral Habenula Lateral Part (FAM.FD.LHB.LT)), MD=Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.MD (Medial Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NDM.FD.TH.MDM), Central Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NCP.FD.TH.MDC), Lateral Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NMA.FD.TH.MDL)), MPFC=Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OMPFC, NACC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH)), PAG=Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG, RMTG=Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.RMTG, STC=Wernicke's area A3,NSA.NC.STG.A3, VGDM=Vagus Nucleus,LAC.HL.VGN, VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Medial mammillary nucleus and theta rhythm - see Reference

map: AVTH=Anteroventral Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AV, HF=Hippocampal Formation,FMM.FT.HF, MMB=Medial Mammillary Nucleus,FMM.FD.MB.MMB, RSP=Retrosplenial Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.RSC, SEP=Septal Nuclei,FAM.FT.SEP, SupraMM=Supramammillary Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.SUM, VTN=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Oculomotor decision-making - see Reference

map: AMYG=Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM, CGa=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.VACG), Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.DACG), Subgenual Cingulate Cortex (NCP.NC.AL.SGCG)), CGp=Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG, Caudate=Caudate Nucleus,FEC.FT.CN (Caudate Nucleus Head (FEC.FT.CN.HD), Caudate Nucleus Body (FEC.FT.CN.BD), Caudate Nucleus Tail (FEC.FT.CN.TL)), FEF=Frontal Eye Field,NMA.NC.PMC.FEF (Caudal Frontal Eye Field (NPE.NC.PMC.CFEF), Anterior Frontal Eye Field (NPE.NC.PMC.AFEF)), LIP=Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus,NPE.NC.IPS.LIP, NAC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH)), OFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), PFC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (Rostral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR), Lateral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL)), SC=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (Superficial Superior Colliculus (LRC.MM.SC.SUP), Intermediate Superior Colliculus (LRC.MM.SC.INT), Deep Superior Colliculus (LRC.MM.SC.DEEP)), SEF=Supplementary Eye Field,NPE.NC.SMC.SEF, SNc=Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT, SNr=Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral,FEC.FT.SNR.DL, Thalamus=Thalamus,FD.TH (Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (NSA.FD.LGN), Medial Geniculate Body (NSA.FD.TH.MGB), Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPI), Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPL), Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPM), Inferior Pulvinar (NSA.FD.TH.IPV), Lateral Pulvinar (NSA.FD.TH.LPV), Medial Pulvinar (NPE.FD.TH.MPV), Oral Pulvinar (NPE.FD.TH.OPV), Limitans Nucleus of Thalamus (NCP.FD.TH.LI), Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus (NSA.FD.TH.SG), Submedial Nucleus of Thalamus (NDM.FD.TH.SM), Ventral Anterior Nucleus (NMA.FD.TH.VA), Ventral Lateral Nucleus (NMA.FD.TH.VL), Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (FMM.FD.TH.LD), Lateral Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus (NPE.FD.TH.LP), Medial Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NDM.FD.TH.MDM), Central Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NCP.FD.TH.MDC), Lateral Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NMA.FD.TH.MDL), Anteromedial Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.AM), Anteroventral Nucleus (FMM.FD.TH.AV), Anterodorsal Nucleus (FMM.FD.TH.AD), Rostral Intralaminar Nuclear Group of Thalamus (NCP.FD.TH.RIL), Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus (FEC.FD.TH.CM), Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus (FEC.FD.TH.PF), Paratenial Nucleus of Thalamus (FAM.FD.TH.PT), Paraventricular Nucleus of Thalamus (NDM.FD.TH.PV), Reuniens Nucleus of Thalamus (FMM.FD.TH.RE), Rhomboidal Nucleus of Thalamus (FMM.FD.TH.RH), Subfascicular Nucleus of Thalamus (LLC.FD.TH.SF)), VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Regulation of the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep by habenular projection - see Reference

map: DBB=Diagonal Band of Broca,FAM.FT.SEP.DBB, DTG=Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus,LMC.HT.TG.DTG, EPN=Endopiriform Nucleus,FAM.FT.EPF, GPi=Globus Pallidus Internal,FEC.FT.GPI (Globus Pallidus Internal Lateral (FEC.FT.GPI.LT), Globus Pallidus Internal Medial (FEC.FT.GPI.MED), Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsal (FEC.FT.GPI.DS), Globus Pallidus Internal Rostromedial (FEC.FT.GPI.RM), Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.GPI.DL)), LHT=Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.LTN, LHbL=Lateral Habenula Lateral Part,FAM.FD.LHB.LT, LHbM=Lateral Habenula Medial Part,FAM.FD.LHB.MED, NI=Incertus Nucleus,FAM.HT.TG.NI, RMTg=Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.RMTG, Raphe=Raphe Nuclei of Medulla,LMC.HL.RP (Raphe Pallidus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.PL), Raphe Obscurus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.OB), Raphe Magnus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.MG)), SNc=Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta,FEC.FT.SNC (Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral (FEC.FT.SNC.LT), Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Medial (FEC.FT.SNC.MED)), VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA, VTG=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTG

• Both LHb and MHb control the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems - see Reference

map: DBB=Diagonal Band of Broca,FAM.FT.SEP.DBB, DRN=Dorsal Raphe Nucleus,LMC.MM.RP.DRN, GPb=Dorsal Pallidum,FEC.FT.DP (Globus Pallidus External Lateral (FEC.FT.GPE.LT), Globus Pallidus External Medial (FEC.FT.GPE.MED), Globus Pallidus External Dorsal (FEC.FT.GPE.DS), Globus Pallidus External Rostromedial (FEC.FT.GPE.RM), Globus Pallidus External Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.GPE.DL), Globus Pallidus Internal Lateral (FEC.FT.GPI.LT), Globus Pallidus Internal Medial (FEC.FT.GPI.MED), Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsal (FEC.FT.GPI.DS), Globus Pallidus Internal Rostromedial (FEC.FT.GPI.RM), Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.GPI.DL)), IPN=Interpeduncular Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.IPD, LHA=Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.LTN, LHbL=Lateral Habenula Lateral Part,FAM.FD.LHB.LT, LHbM=Lateral Habenula Medial Part,FAM.FD.LHB.MED, LPO=Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.VLPO, LS=Lateral Septal Nucleus,FAM.FT.SEP.LT, MHb=Medial Habenula,FAM.FD.MHB, MRN=Raphe Nuclei of Medulla,LMC.HL.RP (Raphe Pallidus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.PL), Raphe Obscurus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.OB), Raphe Magnus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.MG)), MS=Medial Septal Nucleus,FAM.FT.SEP.MED, PS=Posterior Septal Group,FAM.FT.SEP.PG (Bed Nucleus of Anterior Commissure (FAM.FT.SEP.BAC), Septofimbrial Nucleus (FAM.FT.SEP.SF), Triangular Septal Nucleus (FAM.FT.SEP.TR)), RMTg=Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.RMTG, SNc=Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta,FEC.FT.SNC (Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral (FEC.FT.SNC.LT), Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Medial (FEC.FT.SNC.MED)), VP=Ventral Pallidum,FEC.FT.VP (Ventral Pallidum Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.VP.DL), Ventral Pallidum Ventromedial (FEC.FT.VP.VM)), VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Habenula Connections - see Reference

map: CPu=Striatum,FEC.FT.ST (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH), Ventral Putamen (FEC.FT.PU.VT), Caudate Nucleus Head (FEC.FT.CN.HD), Caudate Nucleus Body (FEC.FT.CN.BD), Caudate Nucleus Tail (FEC.FT.CN.TL), Dorsal Putamen Lateral (FEC.FT.PU.LT), Dorsal Putamen Medial (FEC.FT.PU.MED)), DBB=Diagonal Band of Broca,FAM.FT.SEP.DBB, DR=Dorsal Raphe Nucleus,LMC.MM.RP.DRN, GPi=Globus Pallidus Internal,FEC.FT.GPI (Globus Pallidus Internal Lateral (FEC.FT.GPI.LT), Globus Pallidus Internal Medial (FEC.FT.GPI.MED), Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsal (FEC.FT.GPI.DS), Globus Pallidus Internal Rostromedial (FEC.FT.GPI.RM), Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.GPI.DL)), IP=Interpeduncular Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.IPD, LH=Lateral Hypothalamic Area,LAC.FD.HT.LT (Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.LTN), Supramammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.SUM), Tuberomammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.TBM), Premammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.PRM)), LHb=Lateral Habenula,FAM.FD.LHB (Lateral Habenula Medial Part (FAM.FD.LHB.MED), Lateral Habenula Lateral Part (FAM.FD.LHB.LT)), LPO=Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.VLPO, MHb=Medial Habenula,FAM.FD.MHB, MR=Superior Central Raphe Nucleus,LMC.MM.RP.SUC, PB=Endocrine Glands,TARGET.TEA.ENDOCRINE, S=Septal Nuclei,FAM.FT.SEP, SNc=Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT, VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

• Connectivity map of the habenula - see Reference

map: CPu=Striatum,FEC.FT.ST (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH), Ventral Putamen (FEC.FT.PU.VT), Caudate Nucleus Head (FEC.FT.CN.HD), Caudate Nucleus Body (FEC.FT.CN.BD), Caudate Nucleus Tail (FEC.FT.CN.TL), Dorsal Putamen Lateral (FEC.FT.PU.LT), Dorsal Putamen Medial (FEC.FT.PU.MED)), EP=Endopiriform Nucleus,FAM.FT.EPF, Hippo=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (Dentate Gyrus (FMM.FT.HC.DG), Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1P), Middle CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1M), Distal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1D), Dorsolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA2), Proximal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3P), Middle CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3M), Distal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3D)), IPN=Interpeduncular Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.IPD, L=Lateral Habenula,FAM.FD.LHB (Lateral Habenula Medial Part (FAM.FD.LHB.MED), Lateral Habenula Lateral Part (FAM.FD.LHB.LT)), LH=Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.LTN, M=Medial Habenula,FAM.FD.MHB, NAc=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (Nucleus Accumbens Core (FEC.FT.ACC.CORE), Nucleus Accumbens Shell (FEC.FT.ACC.SH)), PAG=Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG, Raphe=Raphe Nuclei of Medulla,LMC.HL.RP (Raphe Pallidus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.PL), Raphe Obscurus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.OB), Raphe Magnus Nucleus (LMC.HL.RP.MG)), SNc=Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta,FEC.FT.SNC (Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral (FEC.FT.SNC.LT), Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Medial (FEC.FT.SNC.MED)), Septum=Septal Nuclei,FAM.FT.SEP, VTA=Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA

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