Disconnection of the amygdala central nucleus and substantia innominata/nucleus basalis disrupts increments in conditioned stimulus processing in rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-151

  Han, Jung Soo ^b   Holland, Peter C ^a   Gallagher, Michela ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NEUROTOXIN; SAPORIN;

ADAPTATION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIANT CELL; HEMISPHERE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; ORIENTING REFLEX; PEDUNCULAR ANSA; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0033059180     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.113.1.143     Document Type: Article

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