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CEA (Central amygdalar nucleus) functionally connects to VTA (Ventral tegmental area)

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

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Photostimulating ChR2-expressing CeA D2R axons in VTA slices evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents in 41% of recorded VTA neurons, including both Ih-positive and Ih-negative cells.

DOI 10.1073/pnas.1811664115 · PubMed 30348762 · PMC6233075, Fig. 4 A, B and D

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