Sound information travels from auditory cortex to lateral amygdala, but a newly identified pathway runs in the opposite direction. It undergoes plasticity and is required for memory recall during auditory fear conditioning.
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Li, B. The opposite lane: a path to memories?. Nat Neurosci 19, 1273–1274 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4381
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