Connection Pathways of the Cerebral Amygdala

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.