This document provides an overview of the basal ganglia and related anatomical structures. It includes:
1) Detailed diagrams and labeling of the basal ganglia structures including the caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra, and their connections.
2) Descriptions of the cellular organization and connections of the corpus striatum.
3) Explanations of the direct and indirect pathways through the basal ganglia and their roles in motor control.
4) Diagrams of the principal connections and feedback loops involving the dorsal and ventral divisions of the basal ganglia with the cortex and thalamus.
This document provides an overview of the basal ganglia and related anatomical structures. It includes:
1) Detailed diagrams and labeling of the basal ganglia structures including the caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra, and their connections.
2) Descriptions of the cellular organization and connections of the corpus striatum.
3) Explanations of the direct and indirect pathways through the basal ganglia and their roles in motor control.
4) Diagrams of the principal connections and feedback loops involving the dorsal and ventral divisions of the basal ganglia with the cortex and thalamus.
This document provides an overview of the basal ganglia and related anatomical structures. It includes:
1) Detailed diagrams and labeling of the basal ganglia structures including the caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra, and their connections.
2) Descriptions of the cellular organization and connections of the corpus striatum.
3) Explanations of the direct and indirect pathways through the basal ganglia and their roles in motor control.
4) Diagrams of the principal connections and feedback loops involving the dorsal and ventral divisions of the basal ganglia with the cortex and thalamus.
1 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 2 I. II. III. IV. THE TOPOGRAPHICAL ANATOMY OF THE CORPUS STRIATUM precentral sulcus central sulcus postcentral sulcus lateral fissure caudate nucleus (body) internal capsule putamen dience- phalon caudate nucleus (tail) amygdala anterior commissure caudate nucleus (head) anterior limb of internal capsule anterior perforated substance LATERAL VIEW LENTIFORM NUCLEUS (seen from lateral side and behind) antero- lateral postero- medial inferior external medullary lamina internal medullary lamina putamen internal segment external segment 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 3 I. II. III. IV. anterior horn of lateral ventricle septum stria terminalis thalamus head of caudate nucleus anterior limb of internal capsule putamen globus pallidus lentiform nucleus posterior limb of internal capsule tail of caudate nucleus stria terminalis I. II. III. IV. 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 4 body of caudate nucleus external capsule putamen insula claustrum extreme capsule tail of caudate nucleus sublentiform internal capsule subthalamic nucleus DM V CL CM mfb pars reticulata pars compacta red nucleus retrorubral nucleus zona incerta paranigral nucleus striato-nigral comb system hippocampus ansa lenticularis fasciculus subthalamicus fasciculus lenticularis thalamic reticular nucleus corpus callosum cingulate gyrus H CL CM DM H mfb V centrolateral nucleus of the thalamus centromedial nucleus of the thalamus dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus subthalamic fields of Forel medial forebrain bundle ventral thalamic nuclei 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 5 II. II. III. III. caudate nucleus (body) internal capsule putamen dience- phalon caudate nucleus (tail) amygdala anterior commissure caudate nucleus (head) anterior limb of internal capsule anterior perforated substance head of caudate nucleus LV anterior limb of internal capsule external capsule claustrum extreme capsule putamen nucleus accumbens diagonal band of Broca septal nuclei corpus callosum bed nucleus of stria terminalis III. anterior commisure optic chiasma ventral pallidum olfactory tubercle 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 6 Structure of the corpus striatum Structure of the corpus striatum small, multipolar cells with round, triangular or fusiform somata, large neurons, small/large 20:1, spherical dendritic trees, 200/600 m (small/large), spiny and non-spiny dendrites, small spiny (75%) contains GABA and enkephalin+D2 receptor or substance P+D1 receptor, small spiny cells are the striatal efferents (pallidum and substancia nigra), aspiny small cells (acethylcholinestherase, cholinacethyltransferase, somatostatin) are intrinsic, spiny/aspiny large neurons (acethylcholinestherase, cholinacethyltransferase) are intrinsic, striosomes and striatal mosaic, 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 7 ORGANIZATION OF THE SUBSTANTIA NIGRA superior colliculus red nucleus pars lateralis pars compacta pars reticulata crus cerebri dopamine group A10 (Paranigral nucleus) dorsal raphe 5HT group B7 raphe 5HT group B8 dopamine group A9 substantia nigra pars lateralis (A9) crus cerebri meso-striatal axons to dorsal striatum meso-striatal axons to dorsal striatum to superior colliculus and thalamus meso-limbic axons to ventral striatum, and prefrontal and limbic cortices paranigral nucleus (ventral tegmental group A10) pars compacta (A9) pars reticulata strio-nigral (comb) fibres Acetylcholin Cholecystikinin somatostatin 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 8 CONNECTIONS OF THE STRIATIM CONNECTIONS OF THE STRIATIM CONNECTIONS OF THE STRIATIM PUT GP IC RN SN EFFERENS EFFERENS 1 2 3 1.Striatopallidal indirect 2. Striatopallidal direct 3. Striatonigral 1.Striatopallidal 1.Striatopallidal indirect indirect 2. Striatopallidal 2. Striatopallidal direct direct 3. Striatonigral 3. Striatonigral AFFERENS AFFERENS 1 1 1 2 3 1. Corticostriatal 2. Thalamostriatal 3. Nigrostriatal 1. Corticostriatal 1. Corticostriatal 2. Thalamostriatal 2. Thalamostriatal 3. Nigrostriatal 3. Nigrostriatal CN MD CM VPL VPM 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 9 MAJOR INTERCONNECTIONS OF THE BASAL GANGLIA. MAJOR INTERCONNECTIONS OF THE BASAL GANGLIA. MAJOR INTERCONNECTIONS OF THE BASAL GANGLIA. Ansa lenticularis Thalamic fasciculus Lenticular fasciculus Subthalamic fasciculus Thalamostriatal Thalamostriatal Putamen CM Globus pallidus 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 10 PRINCIPAL CONNECTIONS OF THE GLOBUS PALLIDUS PRINCIPAL CONNECTIONS OF THE GLOBUS PALLIDUS CORTEX STRIATUM GLOBUS PALLIDUS THALAMUS CENTROMEDIAN NUCL. HABENULA COLLICULUS SUP. SUBSTANTIA NIGRA GLUTAMATE GABA DOPAMINE 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 11 All motor cortices All cerebral cortex Intralaminar thalamus Substantia nigra compacta, A8, A9 Dorsal raphe, B7 Locus coeruleus, A6 Amygdala subthalamic nucleus subthalamic nucleus glutamate ?ACh; ? A s p a ra te dopamine; ACh 5HT NA ?VIP; ? C C K ?GABA; ?glycine subs. nigra reticulata superior colliculus ? G A B A ; ? S u b . P pedunculo- pontine nucleus S u b . P E n k . lower motor neurones (, , and interneurones) medullary reticular formation DIENCEPHALON CORTEX Habenular complex Centromedian nucleus Ventrolateral nucleus, pars anterioris Thalamic reticular nucleus Thalamic principal nuclei Ventrolateral nucleus, pars medialis Posterior group/ pulvinar Somatosen- sory cortex Supplemen- tary motor cortex Sensory neocortex Cingulate and prefrontal cortex Non-motor cortex CONNECTIONS OF THE OF THE BASAL GANGLIA CONNECTIONS OF THE OF THE BASAL GANGLIA Sub. P Enk. 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 12 Cerebral cortex (including motor areas) intralaminar thalamus Cerebral cortex (including prefrontal and cingulate areas) intralaminar thalamus Dorsal striatum Dorsal striatum Dorsal pallidum Substantia nigra pars reticulata Ventralis lateralis pars anterioris Centromedian Ventralis lateralis pars medialis Superior colliculus (deep layers) Supplementary motor cortex Somatosensory motor cortices Prefrontal and cingulate cortex Medullary reti- cular formation spinal cord Thalamic nuclei: Thalamic nucleus: DA 5HT NA : Substantia nigra pars compacta (A9); retrorubral nucleus (A8) : Raphe (B7) : Locus coeruleus (A6) DA 5HT NA : Substantia nigra pars compacta (A9); retrorubral nucleus (A8) : Raphe (B7) : Locus coeruleus (A6) PRINCIPAL CONNECTIONS OF THE OF PRINCIPAL CONNECTIONS OF THE OF DORSAL DIVISION DORSAL DIVISIONOF THE OF THE BASAL GANGLIA BASAL GANGLIA 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 13 Limbic, prefrontal and temporal lobe cortices Olfactory cortex and amygdala Limbic, prefrontal and temporal lobe cortices Olfactory cortex and amygdala Ventral striatum Ventral striatum Ventral pallidum Substantia nigra pars reticulata Mediodorsalis Midline Habenular nuclei Ventralis lateralis pars medialis Superior colliculus (deep layers) Prefrontal and cingulate cortex Hippocampus Limbic midbrain Prefrontal and cingulate cortex Medullary reti- cular formation spinal cord Thalamic nuclei: Thalamic nucleus: DA 5HT NA : Paranigral nucleus (A10); : Raphe (B7) : Locus coeruleus (A6) DA 5HT NA : Paranigral nucleus (A10); : Raphe (B7) : Locus coeruleus (A6) PRINCIPAL CONNECTIONS OF THE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONNECTIONS OF THE OF THE VENTRAL DIVISION VENTRAL DIVISIONOF OF BASAL GANGLIA BASAL GANGLIA 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 14 Cerebral cortex areas Cerebral cortex areas Basal nuclei Thalamus 1 Basal nuclei Thalamus 1 A. Closed loop B. Open loop 2 Basal nuclei Thalamus C. Mixed loop 2 1 3 Possible permutations of cortical loop - feedback configurations through the basal ganglia. In each case the cortical areas 1, 2, 3 are hypothetical and do not relate to any cytoarchitectural or physiological scheme. 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 15 Subthalamic nucleus Pedunculo- pontine nucleus All motor cortices Pallidal outflow to thalamus Internal Internal External External Dorsal pallidum Dorsal pallidum Substantia nigra pars reticulata Substantia nigra pars compacta Prefrontal and cingulate cortex; superior colliculus reticular formation and spinal cord Striatum Reticular formation meso- striatal pathway Closed feedback loop between the pallidumand the subthalamic and pedunculo- pontine nuclei elaborating feedforward projection. 4/3/2005 Basal ganglia - Lengvri 16 PARKINSONS DISEASE PARKINSONS DISEASE DYSKINESIAS DYSKINESIAS