A role for the human amygdala in recognizing emotional arousal from unpleasant stimuli

Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-171

  Adolphs, Ralph ^b   Russell, James A ^a   Tranel, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0348195630     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00126     Document Type: Article

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