Organization of projections from the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus to the basolateral complex of the amygdala in the rat.

Mediodorsal thalamic (MD) projections to the basolateral amygdaloid complex of the rat were investigated with the anterograde neuronal tracer, Phaseolus vulgaris-leucoagglutinin. Iontophoretic injections were made in distinct subdivisions of the rostral and caudal part of the MD. Both the medial and lateral division of the MD showed a projection to the basolateral complex and there appears to be a topographical organization of the innervation in the rostrocaudal direction: the rostral and caudal part of the MD project to respectively the mid-rostrocaudal and rostral part of the basolateral complex.