Synaptic transmission and plasticity in the amygdala: An emerging physiology of fear conditioning circuits

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-22

  Maren, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Glutamate receptors; Learning; Long term potentiation; Memory; Rats

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEAR; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030203911     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02740749     Document Type: Article

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