Neural circuits and mechanisms involved in Pavlovian fear conditioning: A critical review

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-202

  Kim, Jeansok J ^a   Jung, Min Whan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Fear conditioning; LTP; NMDA; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONDITIONING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INSULA; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MAMMAL; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MEMORY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; STIMULATION; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; MEMORY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 29244447143     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2005.06.005     Document Type: Review

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