Figure 4
Anatomy and subdivisions (red text) of the human anterior BNST (left panel) and posterior BNST (right panel). The orange dots depict the network of brain areas with either anatomical connection or which have been implicated in its functional connectivity. Image adapted from Atlas of the Human Brain (http://www.thehumanbrain.info). ac, anterior commissure; Acc, nucleus accumbens; BLA, basal lateral nucleus of the amygdala; BM, basal medial nucleus of the amygdala; BNST, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; BNSTc, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis central subdivision; BNSTL, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis lateral subdivision; BNSTm, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis medial subdivision; BNSTv, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis ventral subdivision; Cd, caudate; DB, diagonal band; Ent, entorhinal cortex; FPu, putaminal fundus region; GPe, globus pallidus external; Ic, internal capsule; LA, lateral nucleus of the anygdala; LH, lateral hypothalamus; LS, lateral septum; mPFC, medial prefrontal cortex; MPO, medial preoptic nucleus; oc, optic chiasm; PirF, piriform cortex; Pu, putamen; PVN, paraverntricular nucleus; Sch, suprachiasmatic nucleus; VP, ventral pallidum; vPFC, ventral prefrontal cortex.
