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1. Electrical stimulation of the central nucleus of the amygdala in the urethane or alpha-chloralose anaesthetized rabbit evokes a bradycardia with a rapid onset and a concomitant fall in arterial blood pressure. 2. Extracellular neuronal activity was recorded in the ipsilateral nucleus tractus solitarius and dorsal vagal nucleus whilst stimulating the ipsilateral central nucleus of the amygdala, the aortic and vagus nerves. 3. A total of 213 neurones were activated by stimulation of at least one of these inputs. 93 of these neurones received a marked excitatory input from the central nucleus with a wide range of latencies (2-100 ms). 50 of these cells also received inputs from either the aortic or vagus nerves, or both. 4. The activity of 42 vagal preganglionic neurones was recorded in the dorsal vagal nucleus of which 22 had properties typical of cardioinhibitory neurones. 9 of these vagal motoneurones received inputs from the central nucleus with latencies between 2 and 100 ms. Of these, 5 had physiological properties indicating they were cardio-inhibitory neurones. 5. We conclude that neurones in the nucleus tractus solitarius and dorsal vagal nucleus can be influenced by descending inputs arising from the central nucleus of the amygdala. Some of these neurones are also likely to be influenced by afferents innervating the thoracic viscera and arterial baroreceptors. The implications of these observations on the role of forebrain-brain-stem interactions in cardiovascular control are discussed.

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