Amygdaloid Nucleus: New Afferent Input from the Vomeronasal Organ
- 16 October 1970
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 170 (3955), 330-332
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.170.3955.330
Abstract
Terminal degeneration stained by the Fink-Heimer technique was found in the medial and cortical amygdaloid nuclei in a discrete zone after lesions were inflicted in the accessory olfactory bulb but not after lesions were made in the main olfactory bulb in the rabbit. Since the accessory olfactory bulb receives the endings of the vomeronasal nerve, the mediocortical complex of the amygdala is the central projection area for the vomeronasal sensory organ. The vomeronasal organ is seen as having new potential significance in sexual and feeding behavior because the cortical amygdaloid nucleus projects to the anterior, medial hypothalamus and the ventromedial nucleus.Keywords
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