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BLA (Basolateral amygdalar nucleus) functionally connects to ACA (Anterior cingulate area)

1 claim from 1 source: 1 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: optogenetic circuit mapping.

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In mice expressing ChR2 in the BLA, 20 Hz blue light delivered to BLA terminals in the ACC raised c-Fos expression in the ACC relative to mCherry controls. Yellow-light NpHR inhibition tended to have the opposite effect.

DOI 10.3389/fncel.2022.1070015 · PubMed 36619672 · PMC9813383, Fig. 5A-C

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