Phylogeny and Ontogeny of the Habenular Structure

Habenula is an epithalamic nucleus connecting the forebrain with the ventral midbrain and hindbrain that plays a pivotal role in decision making by regulating dopaminergic and serotonergic activities. Intriguingly, habenula has also attracted interest as a model for brain asymmetry, since many verte...

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Main Authors: Aizawa, Hidenori, Amo, Ryunosuke, Okamoto, Hitoshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244072/