Identification of a prefrontal cortex-to-amygdala pathway for chronic stress-induced anxiety
Dysregulated prefrontal control over amygdala has been implicated in the etiology of stress-related psychiatric disorders. Here, the authors show that the dysregulation preferentially occurs in amygdala neurons that are mono- but not bi-directionally connected with dorsomedial prefrontal cortex.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15920-7 |