Mouse

BST (Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis) functionally connects to VMH (Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus)

3 claims from 1 source: 3 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: optogenetic circuit mapping.

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Light activation of GABAergic BNSTa axons evoked IPSPs/IPSCs reversing near -66 mV in most Vgat-negative VMH core neurons, with smaller amplitudes than in shell cells and larger in VL than DM.

DOI 10.1523/eneuro.0204-18.2018 · PubMed 29971248 · PMC6027956, Fig. 5B3, 5C, Fig. 6

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Optogenetic stimulation of GABAergic BNSTa axons produced IPSPs in every tested Vgat-positive shell neuron, larger in amplitude than those in core neurons.

DOI 10.1523/eneuro.0204-18.2018 · PubMed 29971248 · PMC6027956, Fig. 5C, Fig. 6

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Stimulating glutamatergic BNSTa axons generally failed to affect VMH core neurons; only one of 13 tested cells showed small (~2 mV) subthreshold EPSPs.

DOI 10.1523/eneuro.0204-18.2018 · PubMed 29971248 · PMC6027956, Fig. 5C; Results

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