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CEA (central amygdaloid nucleus) functionally connects to BLA (basal amygdaloid nucleus)

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

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clm-dvne0sg8rvpresentoptogenetic circuit mappingproposed

Fos in basolateral amygdala was reduced in CeA ChR2 rats (over 200% below normal baseline in the reward group), and eYFP controls avoiding the shock rod had about 240% higher basolateral amygdala Fos than CeA ChR2 rats, indicating CeA activation suppressed basolateral amygdala activity.

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

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