clm-3246dg8v5r

BLAp (Basolateral amygdalar nucleus, posterior part) functionally connects to BST (Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis)

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: optogenetic circuit mapping
Sign: excitatory
Evidence: Optogenetic stimulation of posterior BLA terminals strongly increased firing of oval BNST neurons and evoked robust excitatory (and inhibitory) postsynaptic currents there, consistent with the dense terminal field.
Source: Synergism between two BLA-to-BNST pathways for appropriate expression of anxiety-like behaviors in male mice
Nature Communications, 2024
DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-47966-2 · PubMed 38658548 · PMC11043328, Fig. 2e–g; Supplementary Fig. 4a–d
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Named in the paper: “pBLA” and “ovBNST”
Made by: an AI model reading the paper (claude-opus-5, extract@0.3.0), 2026-10-09
Checked by: a second AI model (claude-opus-5) agrees, 2026-10-09
“Optogenetic pBLA terminal activation raised ovBNST firing and evoked oEPSCs there.”
Status: proposed
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