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Brainwide mesoscale functional networks revealed by focal infrared neural stimulation of the amygdala
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Abstract
The primate amygdala serves to evaluate emotional content of sensory inputs and modulate emotional and social behaviors; it modulates cognitive, multisensory and autonomic circuits predominantly via the basal (BA), lateral (LA), and central (CeA) nuclei, respectively. Based on recent electrophysiological evidence suggesting mesoscale (millimeters-scale) nature of intra-amygdala functional organization, we have investigated the connectivity of these nuclei using Infrared Neural Stimulation of single mesoscale sites coupled with mapping in ultrahigh field 7T functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (INS-fMRI). Stimulation of multiple sites within amygdala of single individuals evoked ‘mesoscale functional connectivity maps’, allowing comparison of BA, LA and CeA connected brainwide networks. This revealed a mesoscale nature of connected sites, complementary spatial patterns of functional connectivity, and topographic relationships of nucleus-specific connections. Our data reveal a functional architecture of systematically organized brainwide networks mediating sensory, cognitive, and autonomic influences from the amygdala.
Li Lihui、Zhu Junming、Ping An、Gothard Katalin M.、Roe Anna Wang、Garc¨aa-Cabezas Miguel ¨￠ngel、Zhang Jianmin、Wang Jianbao
bioRxiv
