The projections from the central amygdaloid nucleus (Ce) to different subdivisions of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) were investigated using retrograde transport of fluorescent dyes. Iontophoretic injections of either Fast Blue (FB) or bisbenzimide (BB) were applied to the anterior medial, posterior medial, anterior lateral and posterior lateral parts of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. The anterior medial BNST receives projections from caudal part of medial Ce (CeM). The posterior medial BNST receives projections specifically from the intermediate subdivision of Ce, though in some cases projections from the ventral subdivision (CeV) of Ce were seen. The anterior lateral BNST receives projections primarily from the caudal lateral Ce (CeL) as well as middle and caudal part of CeM. The posterior lateral BNST receives projection from rostral CeL as well as the CeV and lateral capsular Ce. In general, the results indicate that the major subdivisions of the BNST receive projections from Ce subdivisions having similar connections with diencephalic or brainstem cell groups. Additional evidence is presented suggesting that Ce-BNST projections are part of an extensive system of intrinsic connections linking similar groups of neurons in both the Ce and BNST as well as within Ce.
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