Thalamic glutamatergic afferents into the rat basolateral amygdala exhibit increased presynaptic glutamate function following withdrawal from chronic intermittent ethanol

► Functional independence of anatomically distinct BLA afferents is maintained during CIE/WD. ► IC-BLA synapses exhibit increased presynaptic glutamate function during WD. ► WD-dependent increase in presynaptic proteins support increased presynaptic function. ► AMPA-mediated IC-BLA postsynaptic receptor function is unchanged by CIE and WD.