Amygdala and Ventral Hippocampus Contribute Differentially to Mechanisms of Fear and Anxiety

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-78

  McHugh, S B ^a   Deacon, R M J ^a   Rawlins, J N P ^a   Bannerman, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLACK WHITE TWO COMPARTMENT BOX TEST; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPONEOPHAGIA TEST; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION TEST; SUCCESSIVE ALLEYS TEST; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VENTRAL HIPPOCAMPUS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; RATS;

EID: 1242336889     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.118.1.63     Document Type: Article

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