clm-427gmv68ze

MD (Mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus) functionally connects to BLA (Basolateral amygdalar nucleus)

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: optogenetic circuit mapping
Sign: excitatory
Evidence: Optical stimulation of ChR2-expressing mediodorsal thalamic glutamatergic terminals reliably evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents in BLA neurons in slices, which were blocked by DNQX.
Source: Distinct basolateral amygdala excitatory inputs mediate the somatosensory and aversive-affective components of pain
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022
DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102207 · PubMed 35772494 · PMC9304789, Fig. 7, A–D
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Named in the paper: “MDGlu” and “BLA”
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
“Fig. 7A–D report DNQX-sensitive light-evoked EPSCs in BLA neurons from MD glutamatergic terminals.”
Status: proposed
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