Hippocampal regulation of context-dependent neuronal activity in the lateral amygdala

Learning and Memory

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 318-324

  Maren, Stephen ^a,b   Hobin, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SPIKE WAVE; THALAMUS LATERAL NUCLEUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSHOCK; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 34247225989     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.477007     Document Type: Article

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