| Basolateral amygdala | |
|---|---|
 Coronal section of brain through intermediate mass of third ventricle. Amygdala is shown in purple. | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Amygdala |
| Identifiers | |
| Acronym(s) | BL |
| NeuroNames | 244 |
| NeuroLex ID | BIRNLEX:2679 |
| FMA | 84609 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The basolateral amygdala, or basolateral complex, consists of the lateral, basal and accessory-basal nuclei of the amygdala. The lateral nuclei receives the majority of sensory information, which arrives directly from the temporal lobe structures, including the hippocampus and primary auditory cortex. The basolateral amygdala also receives dense neuromodulatory inputs from ventral tegmental area (VTA),[1][2] locus coeruleus (LC),[3] and basal forebrain,[4] whose integrity are important for associative learning. The information is then processed by the basolateral complex and is sent as output to the central nucleus of the amygdala. This is how most emotional arousal is formed in mammals.[5]
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