The Ascending Mesolimbic Cholinergic System—A Specific Division of the Reticular Activating System Involved in the Initiation of Negative Emotional States

@article{Brudzyski2013TheAM,
  title={The Ascending Mesolimbic Cholinergic System—A Specific Division of the Reticular Activating System Involved in the Initiation of Negative Emotional States},
  author={S. Brudzyński},
  journal={Journal of Molecular Neuroscience},
  year={2013},
  volume={53},
  pages={436-445}
}
  • S. Brudzyński
  • Published 2013
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
The review summarizes evidences from extensive studies suggesting that ascending mesolimbic cholinergic system (AMCS) that terminates in vast areas of forebrain and diencephalic limbic areas is responsible for specific generation of aversive arousal and aversive emotional state. This state is accompanied by emission of threatening and/or alarming vocalizations that served as a quantitative measure of the emotional response. The AMCS originates from the cholinergic neurons within the… Expand
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