PMID: 9638958Jun 25, 1998Paper

Sensory and motor components of reproductive behavior: pathways and plasticity

Behavioural Brain Research
V G Van der Horst, G Holstege

Abstract

Reproductive behavior in most mammalian species consists of a highly stereotyped pattern of movements, is elicited by specific sensory stimuli and is sex steroid dependent. The present paper describes a concept of the pathways in the midbrain, brainstem and spinal cord which control the receptive posture of the female cat. The midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG), which is an important structure in the Emotional Motor System (EMS), receives direct input from a distinct group of neurons in the dorsal horn of the lumbosacral cord. This cell group overlaps with the location of pelvic and to lesser extent, pudendal nerve primary afferents, which convey information from the pelvic viscera and sex organs to the central nervous system. The PAG, in turn, controls various motor components of female receptive behavior using different pathways. For example, immobility, which is one of the characteristics of receptive behavior, might be mediated by a diffuse pathway from the PAG, via the ventral part of the medial medullary tegmentum, to all parts of the spinal ventral horn. More specific components, such as hindlimb treading, lateral deviation of the tail and elevation of the lower back, are thought to be controlled by a circumscribed proje...Continue Reading

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