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Vasopressin and oxytocin excite distinct neuronal populations in the central amygdala.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Veinante, Pierre Stoop, Ron |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | Vasopressin and oxytocin strongly modulate autonomic fear responses, through mechanisms that are still unclear. We describe how these neuropeptides excite distinct neuronal populations in the central amygdala, which provides the major output of the amygdaloid complex to the autonomic nervous system. We identified these two neuronal populations as part of an inhibitory network, through which vasopressin and oxytocin modulate the integration of excitatory information from the basolateral amygdala and cerebral cortex in opposite manners. Through this network, the expression and endogenous activation of vasopressin and oxytocin receptors may regulate the autonomic expression of fear. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ldc.upenn.edu/myl/llog/Brizendine/Huber2005.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/ldc/llog/Brizendine/Huber2005.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 15821089v1 |
| Volume Number | 308 |
| Issue Number | 5719 |
| Journal | Science |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Amygdaloid structure Argipressin Autonomic nervous system CNS disorder Cerebral cortex Excitation Oxytocin Receptor Vasopressins central amygdalar nucleus |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
