FIGURE 4.

Summary of monosynaptic inputs to NTS^PNMT neurons. (A) Quantitative analysis of whole‐brain afferent nuclei of NTS^PNMT neurons. Error bar represents the SEM (n = 4). Circles represent individual animal values. Brain areas are grouped into six general structures: the telencephalon, diencephalon, cerebellum, midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. Asterisks represent the unilateral inputs. The proportion along with the cell density of input neurons to the NTS^PNMT neurons in each brain area is shown. (B) Summary of the afferent projection profiles of NTS^PNMT neurons. 7N, facial nucleus; 12N, hypoglossal nucleus; AP, area postrema; Bar, Barrington's nucleus; BNST, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; BötC, Bötzinger complex; CeA, central amygdaloid nucleus; Cu, cuneate nucleus; CVLM, caudal ventrolateral medulla; Gi, gigantocellular reticular nucleus; IO, inferior olive; IPAC, interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure; IRt, intermediate reticular nucleus; LPBN, lateral parabrachial nucleus; LPGi, lateral paragigantocellular nucleus; Md, medullary reticular nucleus; Med, medial (fastigial) cerebellar nucleus; MPBN, medial parabrachial nucleus; MTu, medial tuberal nucleus; MVe, medial vestibular nucleus; PBP, parabrachial pigmented nucleus; PCRt, parvocellular reticular nucleus; RMg, raph e magnus nucleus; Pn, pontine reticular nucleu; PPT, posterior pretectal nucleus; Pr, prepositus nucleus; preBötC, pre‐Bötzinger complex; PSTh parasubthalamic nucleus; PVH, paraventricular hypothalamus; RMC, red nucleus, magnocellular part; ROb, raphe obscurus nucleus; RPa, raphe pallidus nucleus; Rt, reticular thalamic nucleus; RTN, retrotrapezoid nucleus; RtTg, reticulotegmental nucleus of the pons; RVLM, rostral ventrolateral medulla; RVRG, rostral Ventral Respiratory Group; Sp5, spinal trigeminal nucleus; SpVe, spinal vestibular nucleus; STh, subthalamic nucleus; SuVe, superior vestibular nucleus; VLPAG, ventrolateral periaqueductal gray; ZID, zona incerta, dorsal part.