A novel subdivision of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis in monkey, rat, and mouse brains

• Published in: Journal of comparative neurology (1911) Vol. 531; no. 18; pp. 2121 - 2145
• Main Author: Ding, Song‐Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Amygdala; Animals; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; bed nucleus of stria terminalis; Brain stem; connectivity; Cortex (entorhinal); Cytology; gene expression; Haplorhini; Hippocampus - anatomy & histology; Humans; Hypothalamus; Information processing; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Mice; Neural networks; Nucleus accumbens; Post traumatic stress disorder; postsubiculum; Presubiculum; Pretectal nuclear complex; Rats; Sensory neurons; Septal Nuclei - anatomy & histology; Stria terminalis; Subiculum; Thalamus - anatomy & histology; Vigilance; Visual pathways; γ-Aminobutyric acid; subiculum; connectivity; postsubiculum; gene expression; hypothalamus; bed nucleus of stria terminalis

The bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BST) is a critical structure that mediates sustained vigilant responses to contextual, diffuse, and unpredictable threats. Dysfunction of the BST could lead to excessive anxiety and hypervigilance, which are often observed in posttraumatic stress disorder and anx...