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| pontomesencephalic region. targets thalamic intralaminar nuclei, hypothalamus, basal forebrain. Alertness. |
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| basal forebrain and pontomesencephalic region. targets cerebral cortex, thalamus, cerebellum, pons, and medulla. uses muscarinic and nicotinic. Alertness and memory. |
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| substantia nigra, pars compacta, ventral tegmental area. targets striatum, libic cortex, and prefrontal cortex. receptors are metabotropic. Movements, initative, working memory. |
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| mesostriatal part of dopaminergic projection system |
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| mesocortical part of dopaminergic projection system |
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| midbrain to prefrontal cortex |
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| mesolimbic part of dopaminergic projection system |
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| midbrain to limbic cortex |
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| locus ceruleus and lateral tegmental area in pons. targets entire CNS. Alertness and mood elevation. |
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| Raphe nuclei. targets entire CNS. Mood elevation. |
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| Transtuberomammillary nucleus in hypothalamus and reticular formation in midbrain. targets entire brain. Alertness. |
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| originates in red nucleus. movement of contralateral arm. doesn't go further down than cervical cord. |
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| medial vestibulospinal tract |
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| positioning of head and neck |
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| lateral vestibulospinal tract |
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| autonomic posture and gait related movements |
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| originates in superior colliculus. coordination of head and eye movement |
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