BAMS | Inferred network

Inferred network

R(Retina) → MEA(Medial nucleus of the amygdala)
MEA(Medial nucleus of the amygdala) → LSc(Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part)
LSc(Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part) → ACB(Nucleus accumbens)
ACB(Nucleus accumbens) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Medial nucleus of the amygdala:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Retina	Medial nucleus of the amygdala	light/moderate	not known	Cholera toxin conjugated to HRP	Case pg351,352-3, fig7. Soma notes 36 female Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200-350g. 10 microliters of CT-HRP(.20%-.40%) were injected into one eye ?behind the lens into the vitreous chamber of the eye. pressure injection over 1 min. Terminal notes Still more caudally, at the level of the supraoptic decussation and the retrochiasmatic SON, a sparse innervation of the medial and medial posteroventral amygdaloid nuclei could be observed. terminals along the perimetere and within nuclei..		Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Medial nucleus of the amygdala to Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Medial nucleus of the amygdala	Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part	light	not known	Fluorogold	none provided		Risold P.Y., Swanson L.W., 1997

Support information about direct projections from Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part to Nucleus accumbens:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part	Nucleus accumbens	strong	not known	Fluorogold	Medial shell injections resulted in dense labeling of the dorsal division of the lateral septal nucleus (Fig. 5D-G, 11D-G).		Brog J.S., Salyapongse A., Deutch A.Y. & Zahm D.S., 1993
Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part	Nucleus accumbens	strong	not known	Fluorogold	Medial shell injections resulted in dense labeling of the dorsal division of the lateral septal nucleus (Fig. 5D-G, 11D-G).		Brog J.S., Salyapongse A., Deutch A.Y. & Zahm D.S., 1993

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus accumbens to Lateral hypothalamic area:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Associated reference
Nucleus accumbens	Lateral hypothalamic area	exists	not known	PHAL	central region, at the level of the AHN; earlier: see Mogenson et al. J. Neurosci. 3:189, 1983, rat, autoradiography and electrophysiology. Collator note: predominantly from the shell region of ACB.	Risold P.Y., Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1997
Nucleus accumbens	Lateral hypothalamic area	exists	not known	autoradiography/electrophysiology	at about atlas level 27	Mogenson GJ, Swanson LW, Wu M., 1983
Nucleus accumbens	Lateral hypothalamic area	strong	not known	autoradiography	Collator note: strong terminal field in the lateral LHA, between the fornix and the cerebral peduncle. See Fig. 1D-E, Swanson Atlas Levels 28-31.	Nauta W.J., Smith G.P., Faull R.L. & Domesick V.B., 1978