Fig. 3
From: When scientific paradigms lead to tunnel vision: lessons from the study of fear
Schema of connections through the amygdala. a View based on fear conditioning. Convergence of tone CS and shock US potentiates tone responses of neurons in the LA, which then activate BL amygdala neurons to drive freezing via the CeA. b Beyond fear conditioning. Arbitrary CS–US pairings potentiate CS inputs to LA neurons, which project to a network of interconnected structures, including BL, basomedial nucleus (BM), mPFC, and HF. This network selects an appropriate response from a variety of possible alternatives. Responses are executed through descending projections to CeA, striatum, ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), or bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST)
