Been LE, Petrulis A. Chemosensory and hormone information are relayed directly between the medial amygdala, posterior bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and medial preoptic area in male Syrian hamsters. (cbn-atl.org)
Proximal AI condition also elicited activity in the right dorsal amygdala corresponding with the central nucleus (CeA) / bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST)(32, 4, — 13; Z = 4.78), whereas the distal AI elicited activity in the right lateral amygdala corresponding to the basolateral amygdala (BLA; 32, — 4, — 24; Z = 3.77). (science.sciencemag.org)
Images from a mouse study show the male brain (top) has many more cells in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, an area that regulates anxiety and response to stress. (discovermagazine.com)