The amygdala modulates the consolidation of memories of emotionally arousing experiences

Annual Review of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-28

  McGaugh, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basolateral amygdala; Cortex; Emotional arousal; Hippocampus; Memory consolidation

Indexed keywords

11BETA,17BETA DIHYDROXY 6 METHYL 17ALPHA (1 PROPYNYL)ANDROSTA 1,4,6 TRIEN 3 ONE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; BETA ENDORPHIN; CIMETIDINE; CIPROXIFAN; CLENBUTEROL; CLOBENPROPIT; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MORPHINE; MUSCIMOL; NALOXONE; NORADRENALIN; OXOTREMORINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PICROTOXIN; PRAZOSIN; THIOPERAMIDE; YOHIMBINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; EFFERENT NERVE; EMOTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REVIEW;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOREPINEPHRINE;

EID: 3943103488     PISSN: 0147006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.27.070203.144157     Document Type: Review

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