Incertohypothalamic pathway

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The incertohypothalamic pathway is a short dopaminergic pathway from the zona incerta to the hypothalamus of the brain. It has a role in modulation of fear and the integration of autonomic and neuroendocrine responses to specific sensory stimuli for example during sexual behaviour.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Giuliano, F; Allard (August 2001). "Dopamine and sexual function". International Journal of Impotence Research. 13 (Supplement 3): S18 – S28. doi:10.1038/sj.ijir.3900719. PMID 11477488.
^ Lookingland, Keith J.; Moore, Kenneth E. (2005). "Chapter VIII Functional neuroanatomy of hypothalamic dopaminergic neuroendocrine systems". Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 21: 435–523. doi:10.1016/S0924-8196(05)80012-0. ISBN 9780444517784.
^ Brandão, Marcus L.; Coimbra, Norberto C. (24 April 2019). "Understanding the role of dopamine in conditioned and unconditioned fear". Reviews in the Neurosciences. 30 (3): 325–337. doi:10.1515/revneuro-2018-0023. PMID 30179855. S2CID 52155907.

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[1] Giuliano, F; Allard (August 2001). "Dopamine and sexual function". International Journal of Impotence Research. 13 (Supplement 3): S18 – S28. doi:10.1038/sj.ijir.3900719. PMID 11477488.

[2] Lookingland, Keith J.; Moore, Kenneth E. (2005). "Chapter VIII Functional neuroanatomy of hypothalamic dopaminergic neuroendocrine systems". Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 21: 435–523. doi:10.1016/S0924-8196(05)80012-0. ISBN 9780444517784.

[3] Brandão, Marcus L.; Coimbra, Norberto C. (24 April 2019). "Understanding the role of dopamine in conditioned and unconditioned fear". Reviews in the Neurosciences. 30 (3): 325–337. doi:10.1515/revneuro-2018-0023. PMID 30179855. S2CID 52155907.

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