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Functional connectivity of the main intercalated nucleus of the mouse amygdala
Author(s) -
Mańko Mirosława,
Geracitano Raffaella,
Capogna Marco
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.802
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1469-7793
pISSN - 0022-3751
DOI - 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.201475
Subject(s) - amygdala , neuroscience , nucleus , gabaergic , soma , central nucleus of the amygdala , optogenetics , biology , psychology , inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Non‐technical summary The amygdala plays a key role in the formation and storage of memories associated with emotions. Recently, so‐called intercalated clusters of GABAergic neurons in the amygdala have been shown to play an important role in emotional regulation attracting broad interest. We report here novel information on the largest of the intercalated cluster called the main intercalated nucleus of amygdala. Specifically, we study the anatomy, physiology, connectivity and responses to the neuromodulator dopamine of the neurons with the soma in this nucleus. Our results imply that the main intercalated nucleus of the mouse amygdala can participate in the emotional processing.