The role of the efferent ventral pallidal pathways in Default Mode Network regulation
Epistimi-Anna Makedona, Mu-En Kuo, Pilar Vaca Sánchez, Michael Harvey, Gregor Rainer · FENS Forum 2024
The Default Mode Network (DMN) is a task-negative network composed of mainly cortical areas with elevated activity during ‘autopilot’ states and decreased activity during goal-directed behavior. Work from our laboratory implicates a basal forebrain node, the ventral pallidum (VP), in the regulation of DMN, suggesting that it dramatically impacts transitions between internally and externally guided behaviors. While VP activation has been shown to positively correlate with DMN upregulation and vice versa, it remains unclear which efferent VP neural pathways mediate these effects. We examine this
ePoster · Neuroscience