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CEA (Central amygdalar nucleus) projects to PL (Prelimbic area)

All claims for this connection
Species
Mouse
Result
present
Method
anterograde tracer
Sign
unknown
Evidence
CANE-GFP labelling of isoflurane-activated CeA neurons revealed axons in prefrontal (prelimbic) cortex. The authors note this projection departs from prior reports and needs validation.
Source

General anesthetics activate a potent central pain-suppression circuit in the amygdala

Nature Neuroscience, 2020

DOI 10.1038/s41593-020-0632-8 · PubMed 32424286 · PMC7329612, Fig. 6; Extended Data 9a

Licence: https://www.springer.com/tdm

Named in the paper
“CeAGA neurons” and “pre-limbic”
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

“Prelimbic cortex is listed as a target, and the authors' caveat is correctly noted.”

Status

proposed

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