The mesopontine rostromedial tegmental nucleus and the emotional motor system: Role in basic survival behavior

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 513, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 559-565

  Holstege, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN; LEUCINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CAPSULA INTERNA; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MOTIVATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SPINAL CORD; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; CAT; EMOTION; HABENULA; HAPLORHINI; HISTOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CATS; EMOTIONS; HABENULA; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI;

EID: 65249114813     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21990     Document Type: Note

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