Autoradiographic Studies of the Development and Connections of the Septal Area in the Rat
1976; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-1-4684-3084-4_2
ISSN0099-6246
Autores Tópico(s)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
ResumoThe septum, or parolfactory area as it used to be called, occupies a pivotal position within the forebrain, being interposed between the hippocampus and amygdala on the one hand, and the hypothalamus and habenula on the other. Because of its topographic and connectional relationships, considerations of septal function have generally centered on its role as a component of the so-called limbic system. Interest in the neurobiology of the septum was particularly stimulated by reports of a lesion-induced “septal rage syndrome” (8), and the phenomenon of septally mediated intracranial self-stimulation (48). Recent advances in our understanding of the functional significance of the septal area are amply reviewed in other contributions to this Volume; it is our purpose here to review briefly the results of recent neuroanatomical studies of the development and connections of the septum. This is particularly timely in view of the fact that the septum and hippocampus are increasingly coming to be regarded as a model system for the study of neuronal plasticity (9,45,52) and development (54,61).
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