The extended amygdala is a macrostructure in the brain that is involved in
reward cognition and defined by connectivity and neurochemical staining.
It includes the
central medial amygdala, sublenticular
substantia innominata, and the
bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
The stria terminalis (or terminal stria) is a structure in the brain consisting of a band of fibers running along the lateral margin of the ventricular surface of the thalamus. Serving as a major output pathway of the amygdala, the stria termina ...
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The boundaries are indistinct in Nissl stained sections.
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