Neurobiology of fear responses: The role of the amygdala

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 382-402

  Davis, Michael ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEAR; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030762664     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.9.3.382     Document Type: Review

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