Synaptic plasticity in the lateral amygdala: A cellular hypothesis of fear conditioning

Learning and Memory

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 229-242

  Blair, H T ^a   Schafe, G E ^a   Bauer, E P ^a   Rodrigues, S M ^a   LeDoux, J E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONDITIONING; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEAR; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONG TERM MEMORY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEAR; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0034793235     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.30901     Document Type: Review

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