The Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus Is an Important Node in the Emotional Processing Network

The paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) has for decades been acknowledged to be an important node in the limbic system, but studies of emotional processing generally fail to incorporate it into their investigational framework. Here, we propose that the PVT should be considered as an integr...

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Main Authors: Jessica R. Barson, Nancy R. Mack, Wen-Jun Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.598469/full