Projections from the parvocellular part of the posteromedial ventral nucleus of the thalamus to the lateral amygdaloid nucleus in the cat.
It was shown in the cat by anterograde and retrograde WGA-HRP methods that the medial portion of the parvocellular part of the posteromedial ventral nucleus of the thalamus (VPMpc-m) sent fibers ipsilaterally to the rostrodorsal part of the lateral amygdaloid nucleus (Al-rd). The regions of the orbital gyrus (OG), which were connected reciprocally with the VPMpc-m, were also observed to send fibers to the Al-rd. Thus the VPMpc-m was assumed to project to the Al-rd directly, and indirectly via the OG.
D000679:Amygdala / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002415:Cats; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology