#summary Medial Posterior Ventral Amygdaloid Nucleus
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This page covers biological details of component Medial Posterior Ventral Amygdaloid Nucleus.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.
* *Top-down path to region*: Forebrain Telencephalon -> Extended Amygdala (FAM.FT.EXTAM) -> [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala] (FAM.FT.AM) -> Corticomedial Nuclear Complex (FAM.FT.AM.CTM) -> Centromedial Nuclei (FAM.FT.AM.CM) -> Medial Amygdala (FAM.FT.AM.M) -> [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_MPV Medial Posterior Ventral Amygdaloid Nucleus] (FAM.FT.AM.MPV) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
* *Type*: nucleus
* *Quality*: L0
* *Brain area*: [BrainAreaFAM Forebrain - Affective Motivations Area] (FAM)
* *Area circuit*: Express Flight Emotions (FAMXEFL)
* *Role*: processor.affective.flight
* *Function*: defensive behavior
* *Notes to function*:
* MePV -> LAC.FD.HT.VM (reproductive+defensive), LAC.FD.HT.AH (defensive)
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= Components =
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* no child items defined
= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/FAM.FT.AM.MPV.dot.png
*Inbound Region Connections:*
|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LAVM FAM.FT.AM.LAVM] || Ventromedial Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2014.00068/full Summary of the main extra-amygdaloid and intra-amygdaloid connections in the rat (L -> M, abstract)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_MEA FAM.FT.AM.MEA] || Medial Anterior Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
*Outbound Region Connections:*
|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_SEP_LT FAM.FT.SEP.LT] || Lateral Septal Nucleus || inhibitory-gaba || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaFMM FMM] || [BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_RE FMM.FD.TH.RE] || Reuniens Nucleus of Thalamus || inhibitory-gaba || uncertain || [http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0 Oculomotor decision-making (AMYG -> Thalamus, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaLAC LAC] || [BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_PRM LAC.FD.HT.PRM] || Premammillary Nucleus || inhibitory-gaba || uncertain || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (AM -> HT.L, abstract)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_VM LAC.FD.HT.VM] || Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus || inhibitory-gaba || uncertain || [http://www.pnas.org/content/107/40/17071/F1.expansion.html Role for serotonin in moral behavior (AMY -> HYP, abstract)] ||
= Thirdparty Circuits =
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* [http://img.springerimages.com/Images/Springer/PUB=Springer-Verlag-Berlin-Heidelberg/JOU=00359/VOL=2005.191/ISU=3/ART=2004_565/MediaObjects/WATER_s00359-004-0565-9fhc1.jpg Oculomotor decision-making] - see [http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0 Reference] (CP.OCULOMOTOR-DECISION-MAKING)
AMYG=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM]
CGa=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area])
CGp=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_PSCG Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG]
Caudate=Caudate Nucleus,FEC.FT.CN (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia])
FEF=Frontal Eye Field,NMA.NC.PMC.FEF (see [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex])
LIP=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPS_LIP Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus,NPE.NC.IPS.LIP]
NAC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia])
OFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex])
PFC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
SC=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
SEF=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_SMC_SEF Supplementary Eye Field,NPE.NC.SMC.SEF]
SNc=[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNC_LT Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT]
SNr=[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNR_DL Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral,FEC.FT.SNR.DL]
Thalamus=Thalamus,FD.TH
VTA=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_VTA Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA]
* [http://www.pnas.org/content/107/40/17071/F1.medium.gif Role for serotonin in moral behavior] - see [http://www.pnas.org/content/107/40/17071/F1.expansion.html Reference] (CF.EMOTIONAL-MODULATION)
ACG=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area])
AMY=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM]
HYP=[BrainCenterFD_HT Hypothalamus,FD.HT]
LPFC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
OMPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex])
* [http://neuropolitics.org/connect-amygdala.jpg Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex] - see [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Reference] (CF.AM-DISRUPTION)
ACG=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area])
AM=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM]
HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
HT.L=Lateral Hypothalamic Area,LAC.FD.HT.LT (see [BrainCenterFD_HT Hypothalamus])
HT.PV=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_PV Paraventricular Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PV]
INS=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS]
LC=[BrainRegionLMC_HT_LC Locus Coeruleus,LMC.HT.LC]
MPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex])
PAG=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]
PB=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB]
PUT=[BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_ENDOCRINE Endocrine Glands,TARGET.TEA.ENDOCRINE]
SOL=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL]
TH=Thalamus,FD.TH
= References =
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* http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0
* http://www.pnas.org/content/107/40/17071/F1.expansion.html
* http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp