Functional activities of the amygdala: An overview

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-23

  Rasia Filho, Alberto A ^a   Londero, Renata G ^b   Achaval, Matilde ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amygdaloid body; Behavior; Emotions; Fear; Memory; Sexual characteristics

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTION; FEAR; HUMAN; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; FEAR; HUMANS; MEMORY; RATS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033628124     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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