Table 2 Summary of NPYDRN/vlPAG neuronal afferent projections

From: Feedforward inhibition of stress by brainstem neuropeptide Y neurons

Brain region

Afferent intensity

MO

*

VO

*

M1

*

M2

**

S1

*

Cg1

*

PrL

***

IL

**

MPA/MPO

***

BNST

*

LGP

***

ZI

**

AuV

**

TeA

**

Ect

**

LH

***

DMH

***

pv

**

PAG

**

SC

**

PIL

*

PP

*

DpMe

**

VTA

*

PnO

*

PnC

**

PnV

*

CnF

**

RMg

**

PBN

*

LC

**

LPGi

**

Gi

*

CoP

*

  1. NPYDRN/vlPAG neurons receive direct inputs from multiple brain areas. Intensity levels of projections: * sparse; ** intermediate; *** heavy.
  2. MO medial orbital cortex, VO ventral orbital cortex, M1 primary motor cortex, M2 secondary motor cortex, S1 primary somatosensory cortex, Cg1 cingulate cortex, area 1, PrL prelimbic cortex, IL infralimbic cortex, LGP lateral globus pallidus, ZI zona incerta, AuV secondary auditory cortex, ventral area, TeA temporal association cortex, Ect ectorhinal cortex, pv periventricular fiber system, SC superior colliculus, PIL posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleus, PP peripeduncular nucleus, PnO pontine reticular nucleus, oral part, PnV pontine reticular nucleus, ventral part, PnC pontine reticular nucleus, caudal part, LPGi lateral paragigantocellular nucleus, Gi gigantocellular reticular nucleus, Cop copula of the pyramis.
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