The Septal Nuclei

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Septum Development in Primates....Pages 3-36
Autoradiographic Studies of the Development and Connections of the Septal Area in the Rat....Pages 37-64
Acetylcholinesterase Histochemistry of the Septal Region in the Rat....Pages 65-78
Organization of the Hippocampal-Septal Axis....Pages 79-113
The Septo-Hippocampal System: Significance of the Subiculum....Pages 115-132
Arterial and Venous Vessel Patterns in Rat Septal Structures....Pages 133-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Septal-Hypothalamic Relationships....Pages 149-184
A Functional Analysis of the Septal Nuclei....Pages 185-227
Unit Activity in the Septal Nuclei During Water Deprivation, Drinking, and Rehydration....Pages 229-239
Functional Aspects of the Hippocampal-Septal Axis....Pages 241-250
Septal Unit Responses to Hippocampal and Hypothalamic Stimulation in the Chloralose-Anaesthetized or Cerveau Isolé Cat....Pages 251-266
Cholinergic Enzyme Activity in the Septum and Related Brain Areas in Deceased Mentally Normal, Chronic Schizophrenic and Organic Brain Syndrome Patients....Pages 267-279
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
A Neuroendocrinological Approach to the Investigation of Septum....Pages 283-334
The Effects of Ablation of the Septal Nuclei in the Rat on Circadian Variation and Stress Response Pattern of Corticosterone, Growth Hormone and Prolactin....Pages 335-344
Plasma Corticosterone Levels during Active Avoidance Learning in Rats with Septal Lesions....Pages 345-357
Front Matter....Pages 359-359
Behavioral Functions of the Septum: A Re-Analysis....Pages 361-422
Behavioral Correlates and Firing Repertoires of Neurons in Septal Nuclei in Unrestrained Rats....Pages 423-462
Topographic Patterns of Hippocampal Theta Rhythm in Freely Moving Rat and Rabbit....Pages 463-480
Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Septal and Frontal Ablations on the Species-Typical Behavior of the Rat....Pages 481-505
Behavioral, Anatomical, and Biochemical Aspects of Septal Hyperreactivity....Pages 507-527
Back Matter....Pages 529-539