The amygdala, autism and anxiety

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 251, Issue , 2003, Pages 177-197

  Amaral, David G ^a,b   Corbett, Blythe A ^b   Folstein, ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1542681222     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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