Amygdaloid nuclei lesions differentially affect glucocorticoid-induced memory enhancement in an inhibitory avoidance task

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Roozendaal, Benno ^a   McGaugh, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029876892     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1996.0001     Document Type: Article

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