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CEA (central amygdaloid nucleus) functionally connects to SNc (Substantia nigra, compact part)
All claims for this connection- Species
- Rat
- Result
- present
- Method
- optogenetic circuit mapping
- Sign
- unknown
- Evidence
- After CeA ChR2 stimulation paired with shock-rod encounters, Fos expression in substantia nigra pars compacta was raised roughly 200% above eYFP control levels, consistent with recruitment of midbrain dopamine neurons by CeA activation.
- Source
The central amygdala recruits mesocorticolimbic circuitry for pursuit of reward or pain
Nature Communications, 2020
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-16407-1 · PubMed 32483118 · PMC7264246, Results, 'Shock-rod attraction activates mesocorticolimbic circuity'; Fig. 5Licence: CC-BY-4.0
- Named in the paper
- “central nucleus of amygdala (CeA)” and “substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc)”
- 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
“SNc Fos >200% elevation after CeA ChR2 shock-rod pairing is reported and statistically significant.”
- Status
proposed
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