The Effects of Peripheral Vagal Nerve Stimulation at a Memory-Modulating Intensity on Norepinephrine Output in the Basolateral Amygdala

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-88

  Hassert, D L ^a   Miyashita, T ^a   Williams, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLATROPINE; NORADRENALIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MEMORY; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 1242314311     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.118.1.79     Document Type: Article

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