Opposing roles of the amygdala and dorsolateral periaqueductal gray in fear-potentiated startle

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 743-753

  Walker, David L ^a   Cassella, James V ^a   Lee, Younglim ^a   De Lima, Thereza C M ^a   Davis, Michael ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle; Amygdala; Fear; Periaqueductal gray; Reflex facilitation

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FACILITATION; FEAR; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; FEAR; HUMANS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0030732296     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(96)00061-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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