Septal nuclei

<p>Apr 14, 2011 11:23 AM

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septal nuclei lie below the rostrum of the corpus callosum.

reciproc &#160;connex with olfactory bulb, &#160;HC, amygdala, &#160;hypothalamus, &#160;midbrain,

habenula, &#160;cingulate gyrus and thalmus.

No relation to smell... &#160;&#160;a PLEASURE ZONE.

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The septal nuclei along with the NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS play a role in reward and reinforcement.

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In the <b>1950s, Olds &#38; Milner showed that rats with electrodes implanted </b>in this area will <b>self-stimulate repeatedly</b> in order to <b>experience a euphoric feeling </b>...</p>