Effects of lesions of amygdaloid nuclei and substantia nigra on aversive responses induced by electrical stimulation of the inferior colliculus

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-98

  Maisonnette, Silvia S ^a   Kawasakl, Mateus C ^b   Coimbra, Norberto C ^b   Brandão, Marcus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amygdala; Defensive behavior; Inferior colliculus; Lesions

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVERSION; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029888539     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(95)02136-1     Document Type: Article

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