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  • Affective Computing
  • Computational Neuroscience

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  • The central amygdala (CE) is crucial for processing emotions.
  • Understanding how CE local circuits influence global brain affective states remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the distinct roles of protein kinase C δ-expressing (PKCδ+) and somatostatin-expressing (SST+) cells in the CE.
  • To elucidate the mechanisms by which these neuronal populations modulate brain-wide affective processing.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized basic nociception as a model system.
  • Analyzed gene expression patterns of CE neuronal populations.
  • Employed optogenetic functional magnetic resonance imaging (ofMRI) to map circuit activity.

Main Results:

  • Gene expression data suggest divergent functions for PKCδ+ and SST+ cells.
  • Optogenetic fMRI revealed that PKCδ+ and SST+ circuits modulate distinct brain subnetworks.
  • Demonstrated a hierarchical mesoscale mechanism involving differential bottom-up and top-down influences.

Conclusions:

  • PKCδ+ and SST+ cells in the CE exert distinct modulatory control over brain-wide affective states.
  • These circuits impact nocifensive behavior, suggesting a role in the CE's control of affective processing.