Basal Ganglia, Brainstem, Cerebellum: Striatum, Thalamus: Caudate, Putamen, Globus Pallidus, Limbic Striatum, Emotion, Cognition, Psychosis, Parkinson

Basal Ganglia, Striatum, Thalamus: Caudate, Putamen, Globus Pallidus, Limbic Striatum, Brainstem, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Catatonia, Obsessive-Compulsions & Disorders of Movement. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I:
The Basal Ganglia - 3 Evolution & the Extended Amygdala - 4 Mind & Motor Center Nuclei - 7 Structural Overview: Caudate, Putamen, Globus Pallidus, Neurotransmitters - 9 Functional Overview - 15 Amygdala, Emotion, Memory, Psychosis & the Basal Ganglia - 20 Catatonia, Parkinson's Disease, & Psychosis - 26 The Corpus Striatum - 28 Patches & Matrix - 28 Corpus Striatum Motor Functions - 29 Functional Differentiation of the Caudate & Putamen - 31 Caudate, Mania, Apathy, Catatonia - 33 Catatonia & the Frontal Caudate Amygdala Neural Network - 38 The Supplementary Motor Areas - 38 Amygdala, Striatum, SMA, & Life Threatening Fear & Arousal - 40 Evolutionary Significance of Rigidity - 41 Evolutionary Implications of Parkinson s Disease - 44 Parkinson s Disease - 45 Striatal Imbalance & Parkinson s Disease - 48 The Supplementary Motor Areas & Parkinson s Disease - 49 Hippocampus & Supplementary Motor Area - 51 DA, ACH & Striatal Imbalance - 52 Psychosis - 53 The Amygdala, Temporal Lobe & Dopamine - 57 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders - 59 Limbic Striatum, Memory & Alzheimer s Disease - 60 Limbic Striatum, DA, 5HT, ACH, NE & Memory - 60 Overview: Alzheimer s Disease - 65 Memory & Alzheimer s Disease - 66 Widespread Neuronal Death & Alzheimer s Disease - 68 Defective Axonal Transport - 70 Limbic & Corpus Striatal Counterbalancing Influences - 71 Neocortical, Thalamic & Striatal Feedback Loops: SMA, Putamen, Globus Pallidus - 73 Putamen, Medial & Lateral Globus Pallidus - 78 Medial & Lateral Globus Pallidus - 80 Motor Thalamus - 84 The Subthalamic Nucleus - 88 DA & GABA Striatal Interactions & Movement Disorders - 90 Huntington s Chorea - 93

Part II:
Part II. Brainstem: Medulla, Pons, Midbrain, Reticular Formation, Arousal, Vision, Hearing, Norepinephrine, Serotonin, Dopamine, Sleeping, Dreaming, REM, Cranial Nerves -100
Brainstem Overview - 96 Brainstem Gross Anatomy - 98 Reticular Activating & Neurotransmitter Systems - 109 Evolutionary Considerations - 110 Brainstem Reflexive Motor Actions & Hierarchical Functional Representation - 112 Sex & the Brainstem - 113 Multi-Sensory Brainstem Neurons - 105 Midbrain - 128 The Periaqueductal Gray - 129 Brainstem Reticular Formation - 140 Coma, Lethargy & the Brainstem - 141 Dopamine, Norepinephrine & Serotonin - 142 Dopamine - 142 Norepinephrine - 143 Serotonin - 155 The Dorsal & Median Raphe-5HT Nuclei - 156 NE & 5HT Interactions: Fear, Pain, Stress - 157 Cranial Neves - 165

Part III. Cerebellum: Evolution, Structure, Cytoarchitecture, Motor Control, Learning, Language, Cognition, Psychosis, Disturbances of Gait, Speech, Voluntary Movement, Vision -186-217
REFERENCES - 218