clm-991w3pe02c

Isocortex projects to MD (Mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus)

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: anterograde tracer
Sign: unknown
Evidence: Anterogradely labeled insular axon arbors were found in the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus.
Source: Dissection of insular cortex layer 5 reveals two sublayers with opposing modulatory roles in appetitive drinking behavior
iScience, 2023
DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106985 · PubMed 37378339 · PMC10291511, Fig. 1B
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Named in the paper: “middle-posterior insula (DgI and GI)” and “mediodorsal thalamic nucleus”
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 mediodorsal nucleus is among the GFP-labeled targets in Fig. 1B.”
Status: proposed
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