#summary Establish Reflexive Motivational Associations @@[Home] -> [BiologicalLifeResearch] -> [CircuitReflexMotivations] ---- This page covers components and connections of circuit Establish Reflexive Motivational Associations. Circuit is part of aHuman target integrated biological model. (generated) = Components = (generated) || *Mind Area* || *Component ID* || *Component Name* || *Type* || *Function* || || [BrainAreaPCA PCA] || [BrainRegionAVA_PN_SG_DRG AVA.PN.SG.DRG] || Dorsal Root Ganglion || sensory ganglion || Integration of afferent signaling from viscera || || [BrainAreaLCA LCA] || [BrainRegionAVA_SC_IZ_IMM AVA.SC.IZ.IMM] || Intermediomedial Nucleus || nucleus || Visceral sensory || || [BrainAreaAMA AMA] || [BrainRegionBFA_FD_TH_PT BFA.FD.TH.PT] || Paratenial Nucleus of Thalamus || nucleus || Direct behavior toward a particular outcome over a range of outcomes || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FD_TH_PV BFA.FD.TH.PV] || Paraventricular Nucleus of Thalamus || nucleus || Direct behavior toward a particular outcome over a range of outcomes || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || Amygdala || nucleus || Experiencing and recognizing emotions || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_BNST BFA.FT.BNST] || Bed Nucleus of Stria Terminalis || nucleus || Mediate slow longer-lasting responses that accompany sustained threats || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_IPAC BFA.FT.IPAC] || Interstitial Anterior Commissural Nucleus || nucleus || Sharp, acute pain sensation || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_NBM BFA.FT.NBM] || Basal Nucleus of Meynert || nucleus || Control imagination vs perception || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_SEP BFA.FT.SEP] || Septal Nucleus || nucleus || Inhibition of fear and expression of pleasurable responses || || [BrainAreaECA ECA] || [BrainRegionBGA_FD_STN BGA.FD.STN] || Subthalamus || nucleus || Perform action selection || || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_ACC BGA.FT.ACC] || Accumbens Nucleus || nucleus || Activate motor functions under attention || || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_SN_PR BGA.FT.SN.PR] || Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata || nucleus || Convey final processed signals of basal ganglia to thalamus and superior colliculus || || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_VP BGA.FT.VP] || Ventral Pallidum || nucleus || Distinguish _wanting_ versus _liking_ enhancements || || [BrainAreaLCA LCA] || [BrainRegionBMA_HM_IO BMA.HM.IO] || Inferior Olivary Nucleus || nucleus || Proprioception Relay from Spinal Cord to Cerebellum || || [BrainAreaMCA MCA] || [BrainRegionBMA_HP_PB BMA.HP.PB] || Parabrachial Nucleus || nucleus || Source of short-latency nociceptive input || || [BrainAreaPCA PCA] || [BrainRegionBMA_SC_PH_MG BMA.SC.PH.MG] || Marginal Nucleus || nucleus || Relay information related to pain and temperature sensation || || [BrainAreaEPA EPA] || [BrainRegionCGA_FD_TH_AN CGA.FD.TH.AN] || Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus || nucleus || Extended hippocampal system || || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_MPL_PCG CGA.NC.MPL.PCG] || Posterior Cingulate Cortex || cortex, BA 23,31 || Self-awareness, pain and episodic memory retrieval || || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_PACG CGA.NC.PACG] || Pregenual Area || cortex, BA 33 || Sensation of Emotion || || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_SGC CGA.NC.SGC] || Subgenual Cortex || cortex, BA 25 || Influences changes in appetite and sleep || || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_VACG CGA.NC.VACG] || Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area || cortex, BA 24 || Seat of Free Will || || [BrainAreaMCA MCA] || [BrainRegionFBA_FD_TH_SF FBA.FD.TH.SF] || Subfascicular Nucleus of Thalamus || nucleus || Relays from PAG to Rhape nuclei, Inferior olive nucleus || || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_PAG FBA.MM.PAG] || Periaqueductal Gray Matter || nucleus || Descending modulation of pain and in defensive behaviour || || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_RP_DRN FBA.MM.RP.DRN] || Dorsal Raphe Nucleus || nucleus || Regulation of sleep and mood || || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_VTA FBA.MM.VTA] || Ventral Tegmental Area || nucleus || Respond to novel stimuli, unexpected rewards, and reward predictive sensory cues || || [BrainAreaEPA EPA] || [BrainRegionFCA_NC_OMPFC FCA.NC.OMPFC] || Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex || cortex, BA 10,11,12 || Personality || || [BrainAreaMMA MMA] || [BrainRegionHBA_FT_HC_CA1 HBA.FT.HC.CA1] || Ventrolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus || cortex || Representing sequences of episodic memory - long-term || || || [BrainRegionHBA_FT_SC_SUB HBA.FT.SC.SUB] || Subiculum || cortex || Spatial navigation and mnemonic processing || || [BrainAreaPCA PCA] || [BrainRegionHMA_HM_SOL HMA.HM.SOL] || Solitary Nucleus || nucleus || Carry taste buds, thoracic and abdominal viscera || || [BrainAreaACA ACA] || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_AH HTA.FD.HT.AH] || Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus || nucleus || Thermoregulation, panting, sweating || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_LT HTA.FD.HT.LT] || Lateral Nucleus || nucleus || Thirst and hunger || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_PO HTA.FD.HT.PO] || Preoptic Area || nucleus || Thermoregulation || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_PV HTA.FD.HT.PV] || Paraventricular Nucleus || nucleus || Regulate appetite and autonomic functions || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_RCH HTA.FD.HT.RCH] || Retrochiasmatic Area || nucleus || Maintenance of normal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_SCN HTA.FD.HT.SCN] || Suprachiasmatic Nucleus || nucleus || 24-hour rhythms || || [BrainAreaLCA LCA] || [BrainRegionMBA_HP_PN_RP MBA.HP.PN.RP] || Rostral Pontine Nucleus || nucleus || Part of learning, motivation, spatial memory pathway || || [BrainAreaMMA MMA] || [BrainRegionPHA_NC_PH_ET PHA.NC.PH.ET] || Enthorhinal Cortex || cortex, BA 28 || Memory consolidation || || || [BrainRegionPHA_NC_PH_PIR PHA.NC.PH.PIR] || Piriform Cortex || cortex, BA 34 || Perception of smells || || [BrainAreaBAA BAA] || [BrainRegionSMA_FD_TH_VPI SMA.FD.TH.VPI] || Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus || nucleus || Relays pain and temperature from body to insula || || [BrainAreaSAA SAA] || [BrainRegionVCA_NC_IT_TE VCA.NC.IT.TE] || Inferotemporal Cortex || cortex, BA 20 || Represent different views of objects || = Connections = (generated) http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/aHuman/CircuitReflexMotivations.dot.jpg || *Source Region* || *Target Region* || *Type* || *Reference* || || [BrainRegionAVA_PN_SG_DRG AVA.PN.SG.DRG] || [BrainRegionAVA_SC_IZ_IMM AVA.SC.IZ.IMM] || ganglion-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionBFA_FD_TH_PT BFA.FD.TH.PT] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> AM, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_BNST BFA.FT.BNST] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_ACC BGA.FT.ACC] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionFCA_NC_OMPFC FCA.NC.OMPFC] || nucleus-neocortex || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html Saccadic Vision (Thalamus -> FrontalCortex, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionPHA_NC_PH_ET PHA.NC.PH.ET] || nucleus-neocortex || [http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/18/6/384/F1.expansion.html Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (MID -> EC, abstract)] || || [BrainRegionBFA_FD_TH_PV BFA.FD.TH.PV] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> AM, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_BNST BFA.FT.BNST] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_ACC BGA.FT.ACC] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_SGC CGA.NC.SGC] || nucleus-neocortex || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html Saccadic Vision (Thalamus -> FrontalCortex, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_PO HTA.FD.HT.PO] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_SCN HTA.FD.HT.SCN] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || [BrainRegionBFA_FD_TH_PV BFA.FD.TH.PV] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0 Oculomotor decision-making (AMYG -> Thalamus, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_IPAC BFA.FT.IPAC] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_NBM BFA.FT.NBM] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_ACC BGA.FT.ACC] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neurowiki2012.wikispaces.com/Presynaptic+Mechanisms+of+Synaptic+Plasticity Reward circuit of human brain (AM -> NACC)] || || || [BrainRegionBMA_HP_PB BMA.HP.PB] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (AM -> PB)] || || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_MPL_PCG CGA.NC.MPL.PCG] || nucleus-neocortex || [http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0 Oculomotor decision-making (AMYG -> CGp)] || || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_VACG CGA.NC.VACG] || nucleus-neocortex || [http://www.frontiersin.org/Human_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00184/full Directed Effort Network (AM -> vACC)] || || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_PAG FBA.MM.PAG] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (AM -> PAG)] || || || [BrainRegionHBA_FT_HC_CA1 HBA.FT.HC.CA1] || nucleus-allocortex || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030100820900183X Simplified model of hippocampal formation anatomy (Amyg -> CA1)] || || || [BrainRegionHBA_FT_SC_SUB HBA.FT.SC.SUB] || nucleus-allocortex || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030100820900183X Simplified model of hippocampal formation anatomy (Amyg -> SUB)] || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_LT HTA.FD.HT.LT] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (AM -> HT.L)] || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_PV HTA.FD.HT.PV] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (AM -> HT.PV)] || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_BNST BFA.FT.BNST] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_IPAC BFA.FT.IPAC] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_IPAC BFA.FT.IPAC] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionBMA_HP_PB BMA.HP.PB] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionHMA_HM_SOL HMA.HM.SOL] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_SEP BFA.FT.SEP] || [BrainRegionBFA_FD_TH_PV BFA.FD.TH.PV] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionBGA_FD_STN BGA.FD.STN] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_NBM BFA.FT.NBM] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_ACC BGA.FT.ACC] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_NBM BFA.FT.NBM] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://www.expertsmind.com/topic/emotion/affective-basal-ganglia-circuit-93570.aspx Affective basal ganglia circuit (NACC -> nBM)] || || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_SN_PR BGA.FT.SN.PR] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://www.impulsecontroldisorders.org/html/cravings.html Craving (NACC -> SNr)] || || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_VTA FBA.MM.VTA] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neurowiki2012.wikispaces.com/Presynaptic+Mechanisms+of+Synaptic+Plasticity Reward circuit of human brain (NACC -> VTA)] || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_VP BGA.FT.VP] || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_SN_PR BGA.FT.SN.PR] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://www.impulsecontroldisorders.org/html/cravings.html Craving (VPAL -> SNr)] || || [BrainRegionBMA_HP_PB BMA.HP.PB] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (PB -> AM)] || || [BrainRegionBMA_SC_PH_MG BMA.SC.PH.MG] || [BrainRegionSMA_FD_TH_VPI SMA.FD.TH.VPI] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_MPL_PCG CGA.NC.MPL.PCG] || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_PACG CGA.NC.PACG] || neocortex-neocortex || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)] || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_PACG CGA.NC.PACG] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || neocortex-nucleus || [http://www.pnas.org/content/107/40/17071/F1.expansion.html Role for serotonin in moral behavior (ACG -> AMY, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionCGA_NC_MPL_PCG CGA.NC.MPL.PCG] || neocortex-neocortex || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> ParietalCortex, abstract)] || || [BrainRegionFBA_FD_TH_SF FBA.FD.TH.SF] || [BrainRegionBMA_HM_IO BMA.HM.IO] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_RP_DRN FBA.MM.RP.DRN] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_PAG FBA.MM.PAG] || [BrainRegionBFA_FD_TH_PV BFA.FD.TH.PV] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || || [BrainRegionFBA_FD_TH_SF FBA.FD.TH.SF] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_RP_DRN FBA.MM.RP.DRN] || [BrainRegionBFA_FD_TH_PV BFA.FD.TH.PV] || nucleus-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionFBA_MM_VTA FBA.MM.VTA] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://neurowiki2012.wikispaces.com/Presynaptic+Mechanisms+of+Synaptic+Plasticity Reward circuit of human brain (VTA -> AM)] || || || [BrainRegionFCA_NC_OMPFC FCA.NC.OMPFC] || nucleus-neocortex || [http://neurowiki2012.wikispaces.com/Presynaptic+Mechanisms+of+Synaptic+Plasticity Reward circuit of human brain (VTA -> PFC)] || || || [BrainRegionPHA_NC_PH_ET PHA.NC.PH.ET] || nucleus-neocortex || [http://www.impulsecontroldisorders.org/html/cravings.html Combining Novelty, Motivational Salience, and Reward to Control Attention and Learning (VTA -> EC)] || || [BrainRegionHBA_FT_HC_CA1 HBA.FT.HC.CA1] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || allocortex-nucleus || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030100820900183X Simplified model of hippocampal formation anatomy (CA1 -> Amyg)] || || || [BrainRegionFCA_NC_OMPFC FCA.NC.OMPFC] || allocortex-neocortex || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030100820900183X Simplified model of hippocampal formation anatomy (CA1 -> mPFC)] || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_AH HTA.FD.HT.AH] || allocortex-nucleus || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n7 Feeling (HC -> HT, abstract)] || || [BrainRegionHBA_FT_SC_SUB HBA.FT.SC.SUB] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || allocortex-nucleus || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030100820900183X Simplified model of hippocampal formation anatomy (SUB -> Amyg)] || || || [BrainRegionFCA_NC_OMPFC FCA.NC.OMPFC] || allocortex-neocortex || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030100820900183X Simplified model of hippocampal formation anatomy (SUB -> mPFC)] || || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_PV HTA.FD.HT.PV] || allocortex-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_PV HTA.FD.HT.PV] || [BrainRegionCGA_FD_TH_AN CGA.FD.TH.AN] || nucleus-nucleus || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n7 Feeling (HT -> AN, abstract)] || || [BrainRegionHTA_FD_HT_RCH HTA.FD.HT.RCH] || [BrainRegionMBA_HP_PN_RP MBA.HP.PN.RP] || nucleus-nucleus || [https://www.google.ru/search?hl=rutbo=ptbm=bksq=isbn:0080887988 Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) in emotional behavior (HT -> PN, abstract)] || || [BrainRegionPHA_NC_PH_ET PHA.NC.PH.ET] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || neocortex-nucleus || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030100820900183X Simplified model of hippocampal formation anatomy (EC -> Amyg)] || || || [BrainRegionBGA_FT_ACC BGA.FT.ACC] || neocortex-nucleus || [http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/nucleus-accumbens.jpg Nucleus Accumbens (EC -> NACC)] || || [BrainRegionPHA_NC_PH_PIR PHA.NC.PH.PIR] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_IPAC BFA.FT.IPAC] || neocortex-nucleus || (unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionVCA_NC_IT_TE VCA.NC.IT.TE] || [BrainRegionBFA_FT_AM BFA.FT.AM] || neocortex-nucleus || [http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Inferior_temporal_cortex Visual Path to Hippocampus (IT -> A)] ||