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CEA (central amygdaloid nucleus) functionally connects to CP (Caudoputamen)

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

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Rats given CeA ChR2 stimulation showed elevated Fos counts in neostriatum, especially its dorsolateral quadrant (about 500% above baseline in the reward group and about 200% elevation in the shock-rod group).

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

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