Role of the amygdala in fear extinction measured with potentiated startle

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 985, Issue , 2003, Pages 218-232

  Davis, Michael ^a,b   Walker, David L ^a,b   Myers, Karyn M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Conditioning; Extinction; Fear; Psychotherapy; Startle

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; CYCLOSERINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; CONDITIONING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEAR; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REINFORCEMENT; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0037273172     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07084.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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