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CEAl (Central amygdalar nucleus, lateral part) projects to VTA (Ventral tegmental area)
All claims for this connection- Species
- Mouse
- Result
- ambiguous
- Method
- retrograde tracer
- Sign
- unknown
- Evidence
- A dense population of Nts neurons sits in the caudal lateral central amygdala. The authors judged these neurons unlikely to project to the VTA.
- Source
Determination of neurotensin projections to the ventral tegmental area in mice
Neuropeptides, 2018
DOI 10.1016/j.npep.2018.02.003 · PubMed 29478718 · PMC5906039, Fig. 6DLicence: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
- Named in the paper
- “CeL Nts neurons (caudal lateral CeA)” and “VTA”
- 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 Fig. 6D legend says the dense caudal CeL Nts neurons were unlikely to project to the VTA.”
- Status
proposed
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