DEEP GREY MATTER NUCLEI - keywords
Deep Grey Matter Nuclei
Amygdala and Hippocampus
Relay from septum to mesencephalon in antireward.
Striatum/Thalamus
Limbic system.
Olfactory System
Olfactory sensation via olfactory tract to septum and piriform cortex, processing in posterior orbitofrontal cortex.
Striatum
Limbic connections.
Olfactory Tract
All sensory information (except olfactory), input from striatum and cerebellum, input from hippocampus —> relay to cortex and redistribution of cortico-cortical relay.
Thalamus
Processing of information from hippocampus and the limbic neuraxis, output to all deep grey nuclei.
Septum
Complex sensor structure with input and output by brainstem nuclei and limbic system.
Limbic Subsystems
Hypothalamus.
Nucleus Ruber
Relay in output from cerebellum to thalamus; connection with cerebellum via inferior olive.
Ventral Forebrain
Relay from cortex, via hippocampus to gyrus cinguli; ventral forebrain is widespread modulator of neocortex.