Abstract
The connections of the cerebral amygdala with the essential brain structures are studied in this chapter: The dorsal pathway represented by the stria terminalis is described as the path of the longest transmission. The ventral pathway wrongly qualified amygdalofugal is studied in turn with its traditional thalamic and hypothalamic components. Its third component, the diagonal band, is completely revisited by the authors, who present some previously unknown aspects. The anterior commissure is also annexed to this chapter, since it makes the contact the between the right and left amygdalae.
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Sometimes, we add to the dorsal and ventral connections a previous connection which connects the amygdala to the lateral olfactory stria. Due to its characteristics, this connection will be reviewed in Chap. 7.
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Foville Louis Achille (1799–1878) was not only an excellent anatomist and physiologist but also a renowned psychiatrist. Professor of Physiology at the Rouen School of Medicine and Chief Physician at St. Yvon asylum in Rouen, he wrote a “Traité complet de l’anatomie, de la physiologie et de la pathologie du système nerveux cérébro-spinal” (Comprehensive treaty on the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the cerebrospinal nervous system) (LA Foville 1844).
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Pierre Tarin (1725–1761), a simple physician, proved to be a talented anatomist, who wrote numerous articles in the first encyclopaedia (including a high-quality article on anatomy) and several books, the most notable was “Anthropotomie, ou l’art de disséquer” (Anthropotomy or the Art of dissection) (P Tarin 1750).
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Christopher Theodor Aeby (1835–1885), professor of Anatomy in Switzerland. He taught at Berne (CT Aeby 1871).
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The proportion of myelinated fibres is greater than in the stria terminalis.
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Parvocellular pars caudalis of the dorsal medial nucleus of the thalamus establishes reciprocal connections with the prefrontal cortex via the anterior radiations of the thalamus (J Bossy 1990).
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LP. Gratiolet (1815–1865), anatomist, anthropologist and French zoologist, author (with Fr. Lorenzo) of “Anatomie du système nerveux, considérée dans ses rapports avec l’intelligence” (Anatomy of the nervous system, considered in its connections with intelligence) JB Ballière edit, Paris, 1839.
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Di Marino, V., Etienne, Y., Niddam, M. (2016). Connection Pathways of the Cerebral Amygdala. In: The Amygdaloid Nuclear Complex. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23243-0_6
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