9.14 Worksheets Courtesy of MIT Press. Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: In the Development and in Evolution of Behavior and the Mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780262026734. 1 1Preview: The thickening embryonic neural tube a b c d e a. a. Endbrain (telencephalon) c. c. Midbrain (mesencephalon) d. Hindbrain (rhombencephalon) e. Spinal cord Forebrain b. ‘Tweenbrain (diencephalon) (prosencephalon) b. Courtesy of MIT Press. Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: In the Development and in Evolution of Behavior and the Mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780262026734. Fig 1.3 2 1Preview: a b c The thickening embryonic neural tube d a. e Courtesy of MIT Press. Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: In the Development and in Evolution of Behavior and the Mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780262026734. b. c. Endbrain (telencephalon)Forebrain ‘Tweenbrain (diencephalon) (prosencephalon) Midbrain (mesencephalon) d. Hindbrain (rhombencephalon) e. Spinal cord 3 2 Synapses: varied structural arrangements: Consider the functional possibilities 1. Axo-somatic 2. Axo-dendritic (to dendritic shaft or dendritic spine) Fig 1-13a Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 4 3 Synapses: varied structural arrangements: Consider the functional possibilities 6. Serial synapses Gating mechanisms… 7. Synapses without a postsynaptic site (not illustrated) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. Fig 1-13c 5 4 Synapses: varied structural arrangements: Consider the functional possibilities Cell 3 3. Axo-axonal Presynaptic inhibition and facilitation 4. (Also: dendro-dendritic, dendro-axonal…) 5. Reciprocal synapses Fig 1-13b Cell 2 Cell 1 Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 6 5 Hamster Brain (similar to rat) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. Fig.1-5 Adult Newborn 7 5 Hamster Brain (similar to rat) A B C D E F Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. Adult Newborn 8 6 Pallium (medial, dorsal, lateral) Study the names of these subdivisions. Learn which is which. Schematic of premammalian brain Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 9 7 Sketch of a pre-mammalian brain Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 10 7 Locate a local reflex channel. What function might such a pathway serve? Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 11 8 Mammalian brain diagrams Schematic side view Top view, embryonic brain (with spinothalamic tract) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 12 8 Mammalian brain diagrams Schematic side view Top view, embryonic brain (with dorsal root axon) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 13 8 Brain diagrams Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. . 14 9 Closure of neural tube with formation of sympathetic ganglia: Learn the terms! Ectoderm Notochord Neural plate Neural groove Neural tube and neural crest Dorsal root ganglion Roof plate Alar plate Basal plate Floor plate Ganglia of sympathetic NS Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 15 9 Closure of neural tube with formation of peripheral ganglia: A___________ B___________ Neural X stage Neural Y stage Neural __Z___ and neural __ZZ__ C___________ D___________ ______I E___________ F___________ Ganglia of __J__ nervous system G__________________ H____________________ Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 16 REVIEW Some neurodevelopment terms to be familiar with ectoderm (vs. mesoderm and endoderm), ventricular layer, intermediate layer, marginal layer (= matrix layer, mantle layer, zonal layer) modes of migration, radial glia (radial astrocytes), ependyma, sulcus limitans, separating alar and basal plates, neural crest, dorsal and ventral roots and rootlets. See Nauta & Feirtag, ch.10, and other texts 17 10 Internal Structure Spinal Cord Segment C1 Segment C5 Internal structure of spinal cord: Note the lateral horn Segment C8 Segment T2 Segment T10 Segment L1 Segment L4 Segment S4 Image by MIT OpenCourseWare. 18 11 Termination of dorsal root fibers Figures removed due to copyright restrictions. Please see course textbook or: Rexed, Bror. "A Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the Spinal Coed in the Cat." Journal of Comparative Neurology 100, no. 2 (1954): 297-379. 19 12 Adult spinal cord, schematic frontal section: reflex and lemniscal channels Dorsal columns Spinothalamic tract Dorsal root fibers of various sizes Spinoreticular axons Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 20 12 Adult spinal cord, schematic frontal section: reflex and lemniscal channels A B Dorsal root fibers of various sizes C D Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 21 13 The body surface represented at the hindbrain-spinal cord boundary Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 22 13 The rostral-most end of the spinal cord A D B C Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 23 14 Dorsal Funiculus Dorsal Median Sulcus Lissauer's Zone Substantia Gelatinosa Dorsal Spinocerebellar Tract Lateral Funiculus 4 Clarke's Column (nucleus dorsalis) 5 6 Lateral Horn 7 8 Central Canal 9 Ventral Funiculus Anterior White Commissure Ventral Median Fissure 1 millimeter Image by MIT OpenCourseWare. Fig 9-9 Clarke’s Column and dorsal spino-cerebellar tract 24 15 Adult spinal cord: some descending and intrinsic axons Propriospinal axons Corticospinal axons (after their decussation) Rubrospinal axons Reticulospinal, Vestibulospinal, Fastigiospinal (from Cb), Tectospinal Corticospinal axons, uncrossed (variable in quantity) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 25 15 Adult spinal cord: some descending and intrinsic axons (fill in the blanks) __B_______ axons (after their decussation) ___A____ axons ___C______ axons ___D_____spinal, ___E_____spinal, Fastigiospinal (from Cb), ___F_____spinal _______G______ axons, uncrossed (variable in quantity) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 26 16 Dorsal root ganglion Sympathetic Descending reticulospinal nervous system fibers axons, schematic xxxx section of spinal xxxxxx cord, thoracic level xx Spinal nerve Paravertebral ganglion Prevertebral ganglion, e.g., celiac To striated muscles Smooth muscle: Glands; intestinal tract; blood vessels, erector pili (hairs); sweat glands. Cardiac muscle Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. . Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 27 17 Thoraco -lumbar Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 28 17 A. Which ganglion is this? Thoraco -lumbar ____X_____ nerve (10th cranial nerve) C. Which ganglia are these? Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 29 18 Interventricular Foramen Choroid Plexus of Lateral Ventricle Choroid Plexus of Third Ventricle Aq Lateral Aperture Choroid Plexus of Fourth Ventricle Median Aperture Central Canal Ventricular system Fig 9a-1 Image by MIT OpenCourseWare. 30 Meninges & Glia 19 Dura Astrocyte Arachnoid Pia Pial-glial membrane Ependymal cells lining the ventricle Satellite oligodendrocytes (oligodendroglia) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 31 19 Meninges & Glia (Identify structures indicated) B A C D E A F cells lining the ventricle Satellite oligodendrocytes Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 32 20 a Basic subdivisions, embryonic neural tube: Where is the rhombus? What is it? b c e a. Spinal cord a. Sp inal corda. Endbrain db. Hindbrain (telencephalon) b. Hi (rhombencephalon) ndbrain Forebrain (rhombencephalon b. ‘Tweenbrain (prosencephalon) c. Midbrain (diencephalon) c. Midbrain (mesencephalon) (mesencephalon) c. Midbrain d. ‘Tweenbrain (mesencephalon) d. ‘T(di weenbrain encephalon) (di encephalon) d. Hindbrain (rhombencephalon Reminder: Students Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. e. Spinal cord should understand and know this figure! 33 21 Embyonic spinal cord & hindbrain compared: identify the indicated structures Embryonic spinal cord (in cross section) C zone D zone E zone A_ plate B plate Sulcus F Embryonic hindbrain Secondary sensory cell groups in D zone of A plate A plate Motor neuron cell groups in D zone of B plate B plate Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 34 22 Notes on hindbrain origins: definitions • • Segmentation above the segments of the spinal cord: The somitomeres & branchial arches in the mesoderm, and the rhombomeres of the CNS See Nauta & Feirtag, ch.11, p. 170, on the “branchial motor column” -- in addition to the somatic and visceral motor columns. Sulcus limitans Visceral motor column Alar plate Somatic motor column Branchial motor column Reticular formation Basal plate Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 35 23 Columns in spinal cord Columns in Hindbrain Fig 10-9 Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 36 24 Adult caudal hindbrain of mammal principle cell columns and fiber tracts (schematic) 4th ventricle Vestibular, auditory (VIII); caudally—nuc. gracilis & cuneatus (dorsal column nuclei) Trigeminal (V, sensory from face) Visceral sensory & motor (III in midbrain; VII, IX & X – parasympathetic Descending pathways: Rubrospinal Vestibulospinal Tectospinal Reticulospinal: not shown Corticospinal = pyramidal tract Branchial motor column: nuc. ambiguus (IX, X – swallowing & vocalization) facial (VII), masticatory (V) Somatic motor column: Medial Spinothalamic III, IV (midbrain) & VI – eye lemniscus tract movements XII – tongue movements Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. Fig 10-10 37 25 Evolution of Brain 4 Expansion of midbrain with evolution of distance-receptor senses: visual and auditory, receptors with advantages over olfaction for speed and sensory acuity, for early warning and for anticipation of events. …………………………….. Motor side: 1) escape locomotion; 2) turning of head and eyes with modulation by motivational states, including those triggered by olfactory sense. Endbrain ‘tweenbrain Midbrain Anti-predator behavior: turning away, fleeing Orienting: turning of head & eyes toward Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 38 26 Review of earlier figure: Note the pathway from neocortex to cerebellum 1 1. 2. 3. Dorsal columns Nuclei of the dorsal columns Medial lemniscus 4. 5. 6. 7. Ventrobasal nucleus of thalamus (n. ventralis posterior) Thalamocortical axon in the “internal capsule” nucleus nucleus Corticofugal axons, including corticospinal components. Called “pyramidal tract” in hindbrain below pons. Pons Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 39 27 Frontal section, middle of mammalian midbrain: Superior Colliculus Central Gray Area (periaqueductal gray) Red Nucleus Ventral Tegmental Area Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 40 27 Frontal section, middle of mammalian midbrain: Identify the indicated structures A B F C D E Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 41 Midbrain Locomotor Region (MLR): Localization in cat by electrical stimulation studies 28 Parasagittal section IC SC Th P Inferior Colliculus IC Midbrain Locomotor Area NR M Frontal section BC Midbrain Locomotor Area LL P Hypothalamic Locomotor Area Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. Fig 14-1 Th = thalamus BC = brachium conjunctivum M = mammillary body (axons from cb) NR = nuc. ruber (red nuc.) LL = lateral lemniscus III = oculomotor nerve (auditory) P = pons SC = superior colliculus 42 29 Midbrain neurons projecting to spinal cord and hindbrain for motor control Superior Colliculus (optic tectum) Red nucleus (n. ruber) Tectospinal tract Rubrospinal tract Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 43 30 Midbrain areas that influence moods and motivational states: Superior Colliculus Central gray area (CGA) Brachium of Inferior Colliculus (auditory pathway, midbrain to thalamus) Oculomotor nucleus Red nucleus (n. ruber) Spinothalamic tract (some fibers terminate in SC) Medial lemniscus Cerebral peduncle: contains corticospinal + corticopontine fibers, + cortex to hindbrain fibers Tectospinal tract Rubrospinal tract Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. Connections to the CGA, also called the Periaquaductal Gray (PAG), and to the VTA enabled control of or influence on moods/motivations crucial for survival: defensive, aggressive, sexual. Activation of these areas is accompanied by feelings of pain (CGA) or pleasure (VTA). 44 31 Midbrain: Rodent Species comparisons Note the great differences in the size of the cerebral peduncles at the base of the brain (Sections are not drawn to the same scale) Human Tree Shrew (Squirrel is similar) Fig 11-3 Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 45 32 Rostral end of the thickening neural tube in mammals: descriptive terms LVA Forebrain LG MG Midbrain Thickened Ventricular Layer Hindbrain LVA = Lateral ventricular angle region LG = Lateral Ganglionic Eminence MG = Medial Ganglionic Eminence Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 46 32 Rostral end of the thickening neural tube in mammals: identify the abbreviations shown LVA LG MG Thickened Ventricular Layer Forebrain Midbrain Hindbrain LVA = X LG = Y MG = Z Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 47 33 a The lateral forebrain bundle: major origins and course a b c d e a. Endbrain (telencephalon) b. ‘Tweenbrain (diencephalon) c. Midbrain (mesencephalon) Hindbrain (rhombencephalon) d. Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. Fig 12-6 Note the different names at different levels. All these names occur frequently in discussions of brain structure and connections e. Spinal cord Cortical white matter to Internal capsule Cerebral peduncles (includes fibers to ‘tweenbrain, midbrain, pons, remainder of hindbrain, spinal cord) Pyramidal tract Corticospinal tract 48 33 a Descending axons from somatosensory and motor cortical areas: a Note the different names at different levels. Fill in the blanks. b c d e a. Endbrain (telencephalon) b. ‘Tweenbrain (diencephalon) c. Midbrain (mesencephalon) Hindbrain (rhombencephalon) d. e. Spinal cord Cortical white matter to ____A________ capsule Cerebral ____B_______ (includes fibers to ‘tweenbrain, midbrain, pons, remainder of hindbrain, spinal cord) _______C________ tract _______D________ tract Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. Fig 12-6 49 34 ‘Tweenbrain and Endbrain limbic & MFB Lateral forebrain bundle Medial forebrain bundle Lateral forebrain bundle Medial forebrain bundle Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 50 34 ‘Tweenbrain and Endbrain --Identify the axon groups indicated A What bundle of axons are all these? What group of axons are these? B C What bundle of axons are these? D What group (bundle) of axons? Courtesy of MIT Press.Used with permission. Schneider, G. E. Brain structure and its origins: in the development and in evolution of behavior and the mind. MIT Press, 2014. ISBN:9780262026734. 51 Check your knowledge of brain structures: Neuroanatomy review • Subdivisions of CNS; definitions of cell types – Shapes of the neural tube at various levels • Sensory channels of conduction; dermatomes • Diaschisis: lesion-produced deafferentation causes a functional depression of neurons • Evolution of neocortex with major ascending and descending pathways to it and from it • Spinal cord structure; differences between levels • Propriospinal system • Autonomic N.S. and its components • Hindbrain organization; distortions of the basic plan • Cranial nerves: the 5th (trigeminal nerve) 52 Neuroanatomy review continued • Midbrain: tectum and tegmentum; species differences; outputs for three major types of movement • Diencephalon: two major and two additional subdivisions (functional/structural) • Telencephalon: the endbrain (cerebral hemispheres and basal forebrain); origins of two major pathways for descending axons (Both contain some ascending axons also.) • Some major axonal pathways in mammals: – Spinoreticular, trigeminoreticular tracts (mostly ipsilateral) – Spinothalamic tract; longest axons reach the ventrobasal nuc. of thalamus (VB = VPM and VPL) – Dorsal columns, connecting to the medial lemniscus pathway, which projects to the ventrobasal nuc. of thalamus – Corticospinal & corticopontine pathways (the former connect to all levels of CNS, the latter connecting to the pons, hence to cerebellum) 53 35 P2 Mesencephalon P1 Mes. MP Telencephalon DP Diencephalon P3 Str. D OB Eye Stalk D R V Rhombencephalon D 1st P4 R1 P5 R2 P6 OB D C 1) Embryonic brain with curved longitudinal axis Neuromeric models of embryonic mammalian brain R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 2) Puelles & Rubenstein,’93 MP DP P3 P4 LP VP P5 Str. Pa P6 3) Revision of the model Fig 12-8 Image by MIT OpenCourseWare. 54 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu 9.14 Brain Structure and Its Origins Spring 2014 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms.