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Erschienen in: Brain Structure and Function 4/2018

29.11.2017 | Original Article

Receptor-driven, multimodal mapping of the human amygdala

verfasst von: Olga Kedo, Karl Zilles, Nicola Palomero-Gallagher, Axel Schleicher, Hartmut Mohlberg, Sebastian Bludau, Katrin Amunts

Erschienen in: Brain Structure and Function | Ausgabe 4/2018

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Abstract

The human amygdala consists of subdivisions contributing to various functions. However, principles of structural organization at the cellular and molecular level are not well understood. Thus, we re-analyzed the cytoarchitecture of the amygdala and generated cytoarchitectonic probabilistic maps of ten subdivisions in stereotaxic space based on novel workflows and mapping tools. This parcellation was then used as a basis for analyzing the receptor expression for 15 receptor types. Receptor fingerprints, i.e., the characteristic balance between densities of all receptor types, were generated in each subdivision to comprehensively visualize differences and similarities in receptor architecture between the subdivisions. Fingerprints of the central and medial nuclei and the anterior amygdaloid area were highly similar. Fingerprints of the lateral, basolateral and basomedial nuclei were also similar to each other, while those of the remaining nuclei were distinct in shape. Similarities were further investigated by a hierarchical cluster analysis: a two-cluster solution subdivided the phylogenetically older part (central, medial nuclei, anterior amygdaloid area) from the remaining parts of the amygdala. A more fine-grained three-cluster solution replicated our previous parcellation including a laterobasal, superficial and centromedial group. Furthermore, it helped to better characterize the paralaminar nucleus with a molecular organization in-between the laterobasal and the superficial group. The multimodal cyto- and receptor-architectonic analysis of the human amygdala provides new insights into its microstructural organization, intersubject variability, localization in stereotaxic space and principles of receptor-based neurochemical differences.
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Metadaten
Titel
Receptor-driven, multimodal mapping of the human amygdala
verfasst von
Olga Kedo
Karl Zilles
Nicola Palomero-Gallagher
Axel Schleicher
Hartmut Mohlberg
Sebastian Bludau
Katrin Amunts
Publikationsdatum
29.11.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Brain Structure and Function / Ausgabe 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1863-2653
Elektronische ISSN: 1863-2661
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-017-1577-x

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