Cory M. Root

The paper identifies the amygdalostriatal transition zone (ASt) as a critical structure for encoding sustained cue responses that guide defensive behaviors.

This study investigates how valence encoding transforms through the striatopallidal circuit by comparing odor identity and reward contingency encoding in the anteromedial olfactory tubercle and ventral pallidum.

The paper identifies a topographic organization in the posterolateral cortical amygdala (plCoA) that controls innate olfactory attraction and aversion through distinct cell types and projections.