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Isocortex projects to BST (Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis)

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: anterograde tracer
Sign: unknown
Evidence: L5b-derived GFP axons in the ipsilateral BNST were found in STLP and STLV but not in STLD/STLJ. No such axons were seen contralaterally.
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. S4D
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Named in the paper: “DgI L5b population (PSTh-ipsi projecting)” and “BNST (STLP and STLV)”
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
“L5b-derived axons were found in the ipsilateral STLP and STLV only, not in the STLD/STLJ or contralaterally (Fig. S4D).”
Status: proposed
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