Amygdala norepinephrine levels after training predict inhibitory avoidance retention performance in rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1223-1226

  McIntyre, Christa K ^a   Hatfield, Tammy ^a   McGaugh, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Learning; Long term memory; Microdialysis; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; ELECTROSHOCK; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0036428562     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02188.x     Document Type: Article

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