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ReviewTrends in neurosciences2025

Development and function of the medial amygdala.

Nandkishore Prakash, Ameair Abu Irqeba, Joshua G Corbin

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Review in Trends in neurosciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Neural circuits for mammalian parental behaviour.Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2026
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  4. Alleviation of negative emotional and pain responses through amygdala-hypothalamic social circuit activation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nandkishore PrakashCenter for Neuroscience Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA 20010.
Ameair Abu IrqebaCenter for Neuroscience Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA 20010.
Joshua G CorbinCenter for Neuroscience Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA 20010. Electronic address: JCorbin@childrensnational.org.

Funding

Neurobehavioral Evaluation CoreP50HD105328 · NICHD · CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI WILLIAM Davis GAILLARD · 2021 to 2026
$9.3M
Cellular and transcriptomic programs linking amygdala progenitors to mature neuronal identityR21MH129995 · NIMH · CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CORBIN, JOSHUA G, HAYDAR, TARIK F · 2022 to 2023
$594k
Foxp2 genetic control of sex differences in amygdala-driven social behaviorR21MH135324 · NIMH · CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CORBIN, JOSHUA G · 2024 to 2024
$498k
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105328NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH129995NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH135324
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Across studied vertebrates, the medial amygdala (MeA) is a central hub for relaying sensory information with social and/or survival relevance to downstream nuclei such as the bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST) and the hypothalamus. MeA-driven behaviors, such as mating, aggression, parenting, and predator avoidance are processed by different molecularly defined inhibitory and excitatory neuronal output populations. Work over the past two decades has deciphered how diverse MeA neurons arise from embryonic development, revealing contributions from multiple telencephalic and diencephalic progenitor domains. Here, we first provide a brief overview of current findings regarding the role of the MeA in social behaviors, followed by a deeper dive into current knowledge of how this complex structure is specified during development. We outline a conceptual model of MeA formation that has emerged based on these findings. We further postulate how embryonic developmental programming of the MeA may inform later emergence of stereotypical circuitry governing hardwired behaviors.

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AmygdalaCorticomedial Nuclear ComplexSocial BehaviorAnimalsHumansNeuronsembryogenesisinnate behaviorneural circuitsneuronal diversitysocial behaviortranscription factors

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PMID39672784
PMCPMC12254918

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