The extended amygdala and the dopamine system: Another piece of the dopamine puzzle

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 306-316

  Fudge, Julie L ^a   Emiliano, Ana B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSORY STIMULATION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

EID: 0043163626     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.15.3.306     Document Type: Article

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