Serotonin pathway

Mesolimbic dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways.

Serotonin pathways are pathways that help to regulate mood control.^[1]

Dysregulation can be association with obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and depression.^[2]

References

Neurotransmitter systems

Acetylcholine

Nucleus basalis of Meynert → Neocortex

Septal nuclei (Medial septal nucleus) → Fornix → Hippocampus

Striatum

BA/M

Dopaminergic pathways	Mesocortical pathway: Ventral tegmental area → Prefrontal cortices Mesolimbic pathway: Ventral tegmental area → Nucleus accumbens Nigrostriatal pathway: Substantia nigra pars compacta → Caudate nucleus and putamen Tuberoinfundibular pathway: Hypothalamus (Infundibular nucleus) → Pituitary gland (Median eminence)

Norepinephrine	Locus coeruleus Lateral tegmental field

Serotonin pathways	Raphe nuclei Anterior raphespinal tract Lateral raphespinal tract

Aspartate	Climbing fibers

GABA	Globus pallidus Rostromedial tegmental nucleus

Glycine	Renshaw cells

Glutamate	Thalamus Subthalamic nucleus Globus pallidus

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