Alleviation of negative emotional and pain responses through amygdala-hypothalamic social circuit activation

MEA GABAergic neurons nt-bqdbjsy396 projects to MPO (Medial preoptic area) MBA:523 · Mouse

After Cre-dependent ChR2 was expressed in MeA GABAergic neurons of Vgat-Cre mice, ChR2-labelled axon terminals were seen within the delineated MPOA, where an optic fiber was placed for terminal stimulation.

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