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<p>Distinct basolateral amygdala (BLA) cell populations influence emotions in manners thought important for anxiety and anxiety disorders. The BLA contains numerous cell types which can broadcast information into structures that may elicit changes in emotional states and behaviors. BLA excitatory neurons can be divided into two main classes, one of which expresses <i>Ppp1r1b</i> (encoding protein phosphatase 1 regulatory inhibitor subunit 1B) which is downstream of the genes encoding the D1 and D2 dopamine receptors (<i>Drd1</i> and <i>Drd2</i> respectively). The role of <i>Drd1+</i> or <i>Drd2</i>+ BLA neurons in learned and unlearned emotional responses is unknown. Here, we identified that the <i>Drd1</i>+ and <i>Drd2</i>+ BLA neuron populations form two parallel pathways for communication with the ventral striatum. These neurons arise from the basal nucleus of the BLA, innervate the entire space of the ventral striatum, and are capable of exciting ventral striatum neurons. Further, through two separate behavioral assays, we found that the <i>Drd1</i>+ and <i>Drd2</i>+ parallel pathways distinctly influence both learned and unlearned emotional states when they are activated or suppressed and do so depending upon where they synapse in the ventral striatum – with unique contributions of <i>Drd1</i>+ and <i>Drd2</i>+ circuitry on negative emotional states. Overall, these results contribute to a model whereby parallel, genetically-distinct BLA to ventral striatum circuits inform emotional states in a projection-specific manner.</p>

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Directing negative emotional states through parallel genetically-distinct basolateral amygdala pathways to ventral striatum subregions

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    2025年6月13日

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  • Sarah E. Sniffen,
  • Sang Eun Ryu,
  • Milayna M. Kokoska,
  • Janardhan Bhattarai,
  • Yingqi Wang,
  • Ellyse R. Thomas,
  • Graylin M. Skates,
  • Natalie L. Johnson,
  • Andy A. Chavez,
  • Sophia R. Iaconis,
  • Emma Janke,
  • Yun-Feng Zhang,
  • Minghong Ma,
  • Daniel W. Wesson

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Distinct basolateral amygdala (BLA) cell populations influence emotions in manners thought important for anxiety and anxiety disorders. The BLA contains numerous cell types which can broadcast information into structures that may elicit changes in emotional states and behaviors. BLA excitatory neurons can be divided into two main classes, one of which expresses Ppp1r1b (encoding protein phosphatase 1 regulatory inhibitor subunit 1B) which is downstream of the genes encoding the D1 and D2 dopamine receptors (Drd1 and Drd2 respectively). The role of Drd1+ or Drd2+ BLA neurons in learned and unlearned emotional responses is unknown. Here, we identified that the Drd1+ and Drd2+ BLA neuron populations form two parallel pathways for communication with the ventral striatum. These neurons arise from the basal nucleus of the BLA, innervate the entire space of the ventral striatum, and are capable of exciting ventral striatum neurons. Further, through two separate behavioral assays, we found that the Drd1+ and Drd2+ parallel pathways distinctly influence both learned and unlearned emotional states when they are activated or suppressed and do so depending upon where they synapse in the ventral striatum – with unique contributions of Drd1+ and Drd2+ circuitry on negative emotional states. Overall, these results contribute to a model whereby parallel, genetically-distinct BLA to ventral striatum circuits inform emotional states in a projection-specific manner.