Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63104, United States.
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, United States.
Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2017 Nov;162:3-21. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Jun 21.
The cytology and connections of the lateral habenula (LHb) are reviewed. The habenula is first introduced, after which the cytology of the LHb is discussed mainly with reference to cell types, general topography and descriptions of subnuclei. An overview of LHb afferent connections is given followed by some details about the projections to LHb from a number of structures. An overview of lateral habenula efferent connections is given followed by some details about the projections from LHb to a number of structures. In considering the afferent and efferent connections of the LHb some attention is given to the relative validity of regarding it as a bi-partite structure featuring 'limbic' and 'pallidal' parts. The paper ends with some concluding remarks about the relative place of the LHb in adaptive behaving.
本文回顾了外侧缰核（LHb）的细胞学和连接。首先介绍了缰核，然后主要参考细胞类型、一般拓扑结构和亚核描述讨论了 LHb 的细胞学。概述了 LHb 的传入连接，然后详细介绍了来自许多结构的向 LHb 的投射。概述了 LHb 的传出连接，然后详细介绍了来自 LHb 的投射到许多结构的情况。在考虑 LHb 的传入和传出连接时，关注了将其视为具有“边缘”和“苍白球”部分的二分结构的相对有效性。本文最后对 LHb 在适应性行为中的相对位置进行了一些总结。
