High frequency optogenetic activation of inputs to the lateral amygdala forms distant association with foot-shock

AUD (Auditory areas) UBERON:0001393 projects to LA (lateral amygdaloid nucleus) UBERON:0002886 · Rat

AAV-oChIEF-tdTomato injected into the auditory cortex produced tdTomato-labelled axonal fibres in the lateral amygdala four weeks later, where the optical fibre was placed to stimulate these inputs.

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MG (Medial geniculate complex) UBERON:0001927 projects to LA (lateral amygdaloid nucleus) UBERON:0002886 · Rat

After AAV-oChIEF-tdTomato injection into the medial geniculate nucleus, labelled axons from the infected thalamic neurons were visible in the lateral amygdala, the site of optogenetic stimulation.

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