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NTS (Nucleus of the solitary tract) projects to PAG (Periaqueductal gray)

All claims for this connection
Species
Mouse
Result
present
Method
anterograde tracer
Sign
unknown
Evidence
Many labeled cNTS terminals were found in the PAG, mostly in its lateral and ventral subdivisions rather than the dorsal part. Terminal density in the dorsolateral PAG was higher after cVNS than 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, Fig. 8A–D

Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

Named in the paper
“cNTS” and “periaqueductal gray (PAG)”
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

“PAG terminals were mostly lateral and ventral, and DLPAG density was higher after cVNS (Fig. 8D).”

Status

proposed

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