The amygdala: Contributions to fear and stress

Seminars in the Neurosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 231-237

  LeDoux, Joseph E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical conditioning; Defense; Emotion; Learning; Limbic system; Memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0027941582     PISSN: 10445765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smns.1994.1030     Document Type: Article

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