The lateral amygdaloid nucleus: Sensory interface of the amygdala in fear conditioning

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 1062-1069

  LeDoux, Joseph E ^a   Cicchetti, Piera ^b   Xagoraris, Andrew ^b   Romanski, Lizabeth M ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEAR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SENSATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AFFECT; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEAR; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SENSATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025407386     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.10-04-01062.1990     Document Type: Article

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