Neural mechanisms of freezing and passive aversive behaviors

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 493, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-114

  Jhou, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Fear; Freezing; Median raphe; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADDICTION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPULSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FREEZING; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; STRIA TERMINALIS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS;

EID: 27744591038     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20734     Document Type: Conference Paper

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