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CEA (central amygdaloid nucleus) functionally connects to SNc (Substantia nigra, compact part)

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

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After CeA ChR2 stimulation paired with shock-rod encounters, Fos expression in substantia nigra pars compacta was raised roughly 200% above eYFP control levels, consistent with recruitment of midbrain dopamine neurons by CeA activation.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-16407-1 · PubMed 32483118 · PMC7264246, Results, 'Shock-rod attraction activates mesocorticolimbic circuity'; Fig. 5

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