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CEA (Central amygdalar nucleus) functionally connects to CL:0000700

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: optogenetic circuit mapping
Sign: inhibitory
Evidence: Among recorded VTA neurons later identified as tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, half (6 of 12) showed light-evoked inhibitory currents when CeA D2R terminals were stimulated.
Measurements: connection probability: 0.5, n = 12
Source: Dopamine D2 receptor-mediated circuit from the central amygdala to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis regulates impulsive behavior
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1811664115 · PubMed 30348762 · PMC6233075, Fig. 4 C and D
Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Named in the paper: “CeA-D2R neurons” and “TH-positive (dopaminergic) VTA neurons”
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
“Half of the TH-identified DA neurons (6/12) received inhibitory CeA input.”
Status: proposed
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