Behavioral Neuroscience Summers

Rhythmicity & Behavior Sensory input for Rhythmicity Afferent path to the SCN Figures of Rhythmicity Retina-RGC-SCN

Circadian Rhythms Efferent SCN output Integration of Rhythms into Behavior Molecular SCN end  Acronyms/Abbreviations   Syllabus

Glu VIP AVP GABA 5-HT

Sensory Input:
(1) Retina


















Afferents to SCN
1) RGC to SCN


Biological Clock: Suprachiasmatic nucleus
1) SCN location

2)coronal section of SCN
Nissl stained


3) SCN core and shell: peptides


Efferents from the SCN
1) to the Hypothalamus

2) Paths to the Pineal (hormone feedback)