Abbreviation

CEAl

Species

Rat

Description of part

We have followed McDonald's (1982) parcellation into medial, lateral and capsular parts, although it is clear that the nucleus is much more complex than this. McDonald's intermediate part was not recognized, it appears to fall within the lateral part as outlined here. The central and medial amygdalar nuclei receive cortical inputs and generate descending GABAergic projections, like the rest of the striatum. They also project to the BST, which we regard as pallidal.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1998

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference

Reference

Central nucleus of amygdala lateral part - Rat - Swanson-1992
Central nucleus of amygdala lateral part - Rat - Swanson-2004