medial nucleus of the amygdala (Amaral)

The term medial nucleus of the amygdala (Amaral) refers to one of two subdivisions of the medial amygdalar nucleus. The more caudal subdivision, it is distinguished on the basis of cytoarchitecture from the more rostral subdivision, the anterior cortical nucleus of the amygdala ( Amaral-1992 ).

Also known as: medial nucleus of the amygdala (Amaral)

NeuroNames ID: 1582

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MEA

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acronym

Organism:

rat

Source:

Swanson-1998

Citation:

Second Revised Edition, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1998

Source Title:

Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain

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medial nucleus of the amygdala (Amaral)

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Amaral-1992

Citation:

Chapter 1, pp. 1-66 in The Amygdala: Neurobiological Aspects of Emotion, Memory, and Mental Dysfunction, Aggleton, J.P. (ed),Wiley-Liss, New York, 1992

Source Title:

Anatomical organization of the primate amygdaloid complex

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acronym

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mouse

Source:

Paxinos-2001

Citation:

Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001

Source Title:

The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

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Internal Structure

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Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

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medial nucleus of the amygdala (Amaral)

Source:

Amaral-1992

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