Behavioral Neuroscience Summers

Sexual Behavior Reflexes Sensory Reception - Tactile Receptors Spinal Synapses Afferent Spinal Pathways

Hypothalamic Gating Efferent Motor Cascade Neuromuscular Production of Lordosis Integrated Story of Lordosis VIP Substance P Estrogens

5-HT GnRH ACh Lordosis figures   Sensory Receptors Spinal Cord   Lordosis Circuitry end     Acronyms/Abbreviations

LORDOSIS: Afferents to Spinal Cord:
1) From Tactile Receptors (Ruffini Endings) to Spinal Cord

2) Spinal cord to Reticular Formation:
To medullary reticular formation nGC (note PnC next door) and to lateral Vestibular Nucleus (LVN)

3) VMN (ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) above; PAG (or MCG) below)

4) VMN to MRF and MRF + LVN to Spinal Cord

3) Complete subcortical circuit for Lordosis

Efferent Circuitry:
1) Comparison of Male and Female circuits