Ascending visceral regulation of cortical affective information processing

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2103-2109

  Berntson, Gary G ^a   Sarter, Martin ^a   Cacioppo, John T ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Amygdala; Anxiety; Basal forebrain; Memory; Visceral afference

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITION; EMOTION; FOREBRAIN; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEMORY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

AFFECT; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; PROSENCEPHALON; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 1642545480     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02967.x     Document Type: Review

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