Neural circuit changes mediating lasting brain and behavioral response to predator stress

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1225-1241

  Adamec, Robert E ^a   Blundell, Jacqueline ^a   Burton, Paul ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anxiety; LTP; Neuroplasticity; PAG; Path Analysis; Predator Stress; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANXIETY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STARTLE REFLEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; STARTLE REACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 26844522889     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2005.05.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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