Nucleus taenia of the amygdala of birds: Anatomical and functional studies in ring doves (Streptopelia risoria) and European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 243-270

  Cheng, M F ^a,b   Chaiken, M ^a   Zuo, M ^a   Miller, H ^a  

^a Department of Psychology   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Emotion; Hippocampus; Nucleus taenia; Ring doves; Starlings

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FLUOROGOLD; LEUKOAGGLUTININ;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COLUMBIDAE; MALE; MAMMALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032817203     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006597     Document Type: Article

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