The Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Matter

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   1. Emerging Principles of Organization of the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Matter

      • Richard Bandler, Pascal Carrive, Antoine Depaulis

      Pages 1-8

3. Functional Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Neurochemical Study of PAG Control of Vocal Behavior

      • Uwe Jürgens

      Pages 11-21

   3. Activity of PAG Neurons During Conditioned Vocalization in the Macaque Monkey

      • Charles R. Larson

      Pages 23-40

   4. Discharge Relationships of Periaqueductal Gray Neurons to Cardiac and Respiratory Patterning During Sleep and Waking States

      • Ronald M. Harper, Huifang Ni, Jingxi Zhang

      Pages 41-55

   5. What is the Role of the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray in Respiration and Vocalization?

      • P. J. Davis, S. P. Zhang

      Pages 57-66

   6. Functional Organization of PAG Neurons Controlling Regional Vascular Beds

      • Pascal Carrive

      Pages 67-100

   7. Interactions Between Descending Pathways from the Dorsal and Ventrolateral Periaqueductal Gray Matter in the Rat

      • T. A. Lovick

      Pages 101-120

   8. Analgesia Produced by Stimulation of the Periaqueductal Gray Matter: True Antinoceptive Effects Versus Stress Effects

      • Jean-Marie Besson, Véronique Fardin, Jean-Louis Olivéras

      Pages 121-138

   9. Differences in Antinociception Evoked from Dorsal and Ventral Regions of the Caudal Periaqueductal Gray Matter

      • Michael M. Morgan

      Pages 139-150

   10. The Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray as a Coordinator of Action in Response to Fear and Anxiety

       • Michael S. Fanselow

       Pages 151-173

   11. Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Control of Defensive Behavior in the Cat and the Rat

       • Richard Bandler, Antoine Depaulis

       Pages 175-198

   12. Does the PAG Learn about Emergencies from the Superior Colliculus?

       • Peter Redgrave, Paul Dean

       Pages 199-209

   13. Midbrain PAG Control of Female Reproductive Behavior: In Vitro Electrophysiological Characterization of Actions of Lordosis-Relevant Substances

       • Sonoko Ogawa, Lee-Ming Kow, Margaret M. McCarthy, Donald W. Pfaff, Susan Schwartz-Giblin

       Pages 211-235

4. Anatomical and Neurochemical Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237

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   2. Descending Pathways from the Periaqueductal Gray and Adjacent Areas

      • Gert Holstege

      Pages 239-265

   3. Induction of the Proto-Oncogene c-fos as a Cellular Marker of Brainstem Neurons Activated from the PAG

      • Jürgen Sandkühler

      Pages 267-286

   4. The Nociceptive Modulatory Effects of Periaqueductal Gray Activation are Mediated by Two Neuronal Classes in the Rostral Ventromedial Medulla

      • Peggy Mason

      Pages 287-303

   5. Localization of Putative Amino Acid Transmitters in the PAG and their Relationship to the PAG-Raphe Magnus Pathway

      • Alvin J. Beitz, Frank G. Williams

      Pages 305-327

This book constitutes the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held at Chateau de Bonas (France) from 10-15 July 1990 on the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Matter (PAG). The aim of this meeting was to review and integrate our knowledge about the functional, anatomical and neuro­ chemical organization of the PAG. The PAG has been the subject of many investi­ gations during the last decade usually on different topics (e.g., pain modulation, defensive and sexual behavior) and generally there has been little interchange between the different research areas. The main purpose of this meeting was to bring together, for the first time, scientists who have worked on the PAG from different perspectives. This book does not pretend to present an exhaustive review of the data collected during the last 20 years of research on the PAG. The contributors to this book have been selected because their data provide key elements in the search to understand both the organization of the PAG and the role of this structure in the integration of behavior. We believe that this book will provide clues that will assist in unraveling the organization of the PAG in the coming years.

• Rostral Ventromedial Medulla
• behavior
• brainstem
• brainstem neurons
• forebrain
• neurons

• L.N.B.C, Centre de Neurochimie du CNRS, Strasbourg Cedex, France

  Antoine Depaulis

• Dept. of Anatomy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  Richard Bandler

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