Memory consolidation and the amygdala: A systems perspective

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 456-461

  McGaugh, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 0036752609     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(02)02211-7     Document Type: Review

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