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NTS (Nucleus of the solitary tract) projects to AI (Agranular insular area)

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: anterograde tracer
Sign: unknown
Strength: weak
Evidence: After cVNS, scattered and weak mCherry terminal labeling appeared in the insular cortex, mainly its agranular part. No cortical terminals were seen after aVNS.
Source: Genetic labeling of the nucleus of tractus solitarius neurons associated with electrical stimulation of the cervical or auricular vagus nerve in mice
Brain Stimulation, 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.brs.2024.08.007 · PubMed 39173736 · PMC11555405, Results, forebrain section (data not shown)
Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Named in the paper: “cNTS” and “insular cortex, agranular part”
Made by: an AI model reading the paper (claude-opus-5-5, extract@0.3.0), 2026-10-09
Checked by: a second AI model (claude-opus-5-5) agrees, 2026-10-09
“The authors state their own result of weak agranular insular labeling after cVNS only, with the data not shown.”
Status: proposed
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