piriform amygdalar area
Acronym: PAA
The term piriform amygdalar area (PAA) refers to a histologically defined structure between the amygdala (AMG), a nuclear structure and the piriform cortex (PIR) which overlies it. The PAA is found in the human ( Mai-1997 ) and macaque ( Paxinos-2009a ) rostrodorsally in the anterior parahippocampal gyrus (PHGa). In the rat ( Swanson-1998; Paxinos-2009b ) and mouse ( Hof-2000; Franklin-2008 ) it is located between the posterolateral periamygdalar cortex (PACpl) entorhinal cortex (ENT) caudally.the Final 20 Jan 2025.

Also known as: No other name for this structure has appeared in PubMed.NeuroNames ID : 1776


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