BAMS | Inferred network

Inferred network

R(Retina) → AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus)
AVP(Anteroventral preoptic nucleus) → BSTfu(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus)
BSTfu(Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus) → ACB(Nucleus accumbens)
ACB(Nucleus accumbens) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Anteroventral preoptic nucleus:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Retina	Anteroventral preoptic nucleus	exists	not known	Cholera toxin conjugated to HRP	Case pg351, fig5a-e. 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 Terminal label evident throughout the anteroventral preoptic nucleus..		Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Anteroventral preoptic nucleus to Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Collator	Associated reference
Anteroventral preoptic nucleus	Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus	light	not known	PHAL	none provided		Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 2003

Support information about direct projections from Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus to Nucleus accumbens:

Sending structure	Receiving structure	Strength of projection	Type of connection	Technique	General description	Associated reference
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus	Nucleus accumbens	moderate	not known	PHAL	Collator note: Atlas level 15, Swanson 1998. Possible some fibers of passage, too. Figure 6C from the paper.	Dong HW, Petrovich GD, Watts AG, Swanson LW, 2001
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus	Nucleus accumbens	exists	not known	PHAL	ipsilateral, dense in caudal tip	Dong HW, Petrovich GD, Watts AG, Swanson LW, 2001
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus	Nucleus accumbens	moderate	not known	Fluorogold	Collator note: labelled cells are present in the caudal part of the anterior BST, both dorsal and ventral from the anterior commissure. A few cells go down to the NDB, at least. See Fig. 11G, Swanson Atlas Levels 18-19.	Brog J.S., Salyapongse A., Deutch A.Y. & Zahm D.S., 1993
Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus	Nucleus accumbens	moderate	not known	Fluorogold	Collator note: labelled cells are present in the caudal part of the anterior BST, both dorsal and ventral from the anterior commissure. A few cells go down to the NDB, at least. See Fig. 11G, Swanson Atlas Levels 18-19.	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