Table 1.
Behavioral domain | Brain regions (On and Off switches) | Related brain disorders |
---|---|---|
Fear | Amygdala (fear-expression and intercalated neurons) | Posttraumatic stress disorder |
Motor control | Striatum (dopamine D1 and D2 neurons) | Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. |
Working memory | Striatum (dopamine D1 and D2 neurons) | – |
Episodic memory | Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex | – |
Sleep | Lateral hypothalamus (melanin-containing and orexin neurons) | Insomnia, narcolepsy |