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Understanding the habenula: A major node in circuits regulating emotion and motivation

Abstract
Over the last decade, the understanding of the habenula has rapidly advanced from being an understudied brain area with the Latin name 'habena" meaning "little rein", to being considered a "major rein" in the control of key monoaminergic brain centers. This ancient brain structure is a strategic node in the information flow from fronto-limbic brain areas to brainstem nuclei. As such, it plays a cr...
Keywords
Monoaminergic
Habenula
Neuroscience
Interpeduncular nucleus
Psychology
Functional specialization
Cholinergic
Biology
Midbrain
Central nervous system
Serotonin
Biochemistry
Receptor



Understanding the habenula: A major node in circuits regulating emotion and motivation

Understanding the habenula: A major node in circuits regulating emotion and motivation

Abstract
Over the last decade, the understanding of the habenula has rapidly advanced from being an understudied brain area with the Latin name 'habena" meaning "little rein", to being considered a "major rein" in the control of key monoaminergic brain centers. This ancient brain structure is a strategic node in the information flow from fronto-limbic brain areas to brainstem nuclei. As such, it plays a cr...
Keywords
Monoaminergic
Habenula
Neuroscience
Interpeduncular nucleus
Psychology
Functional specialization
Cholinergic
Biology
Midbrain
Central nervous system
Serotonin
Biochemistry
Receptor