Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

The basolateral amygdaloid complex as a cortical-like structure.

J Carlsen1, L Heimer

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.

Brain Research
|February 16, 1988
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Randomized trial of low-dose, ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis or heparin for pulmonary embolism.

Cardiovascular research·2026
Same author

An explorative metabolomic analysis of the endothelium in pulmonary hypertension.

Scientific reports·2022
Same author

Donor Smoking and Older Age Increases Morbidity and Mortality After Lung Transplantation.

Transplantation proceedings·2017
Same author

Ultrasound Vascular Elastography as a Tool for Assessing Atherosclerotic Plaques - A Systematic Literature Review.

Ultrasound international open·2016
Same author

Response.

Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)·2016
Same author

Monitoring of chronic γ-secretase modulator treatment by serial amyloid-PET.

Molecular psychiatry·2015
Same journal

IGFBP3 and UBE2C are associated with protein modification pathways and serve as prognostic markers in glioma.

Brain research·2026
Same journal

Targeting neurodevelopmental miR132-3p promotes neuroprotection and axon regeneration after optic nerve injury in mice.

Brain research·2026
Same journal

Variability in acoustic startle response and prepulse inhibition across adulthood in Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 knockout mice.

Brain research·2026
Same journal

Transcriptome-guided modeling reveals insulin-related metabolic dysfunction in SCA3 mouse cerebellum.

Brain research·2026
Same journal

Intranasal stromal cell-derived factor-1α mitigates parkinsonian deficits via dual modulation of neuroinflammation and gut microbiota in MPTP-induced models.

Brain research·2026
Same journal

Emotions, the amygdala, and the right hemisphere.

Brain research·2026
See all related articles

Researchers explored rat basolateral amygdaloid complex innervation using advanced microscopy. Findings reveal the basolateral amygdaloid nucleus shares features with cortical structures, indicating reciprocal connections with both cortical and thalamic regions.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Neuroanatomy

Background:

  • The basolateral amygdaloid complex is a key brain region involved in emotion and cognition.
  • Understanding its connectivity, particularly thalamic input, is crucial for deciphering its function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the detailed pattern of thalamic innervation within the rat basolateral amygdaloid complex.
  • To characterize the synaptic relationships between thalamic afferents and basolateral amygdaloid neurons.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized light and electron microscopy in rats.
  • Employed anterograde tracing with Phaseolus vulgaris-leucoagglutinin (PHA-L).
  • Combined degeneration techniques and Golgi impregnation for synaptic analysis.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Identified specific patterns of thalamic projections to the basolateral amygdaloid nucleus.
  • Demonstrated that the basolateral amygdaloid nucleus exhibits characteristics similar to cortical structures.
  • Revealed reciprocal connections between the basolateral amygdaloid nucleus, other cortical areas, and the thalamus.

Conclusions:

  • The basolateral amygdaloid nucleus displays significant similarities to cortical organization.
  • Thalamic input to the basolateral amygdaloid complex is part of a broader network involving cortical-thalamic interactions.