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MPO (Medial preoptic area) functionally connects to sAMY (Striatum-like amygdalar nuclei)

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

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In slices, optogenetic activation of ChR2-expressing POAPAG axon terminals evoked monosynaptic IPSCs (in TTX/4AP) in most recorded AmgC/M-PAG neurons, and these were abolished by gabazine; no EPSCs were seen.

DOI 10.7554/elife.85547 · PubMed 37314164 · PMC10353859, Fig. 6I-J

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