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PAG (Periaqueductal gray) 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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Blue-light activation of ChR2-expressing CaMKII neurons in the dPAG of freely foraging rats raised the firing of a subset of BLA units recorded with tetrodes; the authors judge the route likely indirect from latencies and anatomy.

DOI 10.7554/elife.88733 · PubMed 39133827 · PMC11318971, Fig. 3E, 3H-L; Figure 3—figure supplement 1B-C

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