Two interconnected functional systems in the amygdala of amniote vertebrates

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 206-213

  Martínez García, Fernando ^a   Novejarque, Amparo ^a   Lanuza, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birds; Emotion; Evolution; Extended amygdala; Forebrain; Mammals; Pallium; Reptiles; Species specific behaviours; Subpallium

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; BIRD; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL EXTENDED AMYGDALA; FEAR; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAMMAL; MEDIAL EXTENDED AMYGDALA; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBPALLIAL EXTENDED AMYGDALA; VERTEBRATE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; EVOLUTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 40249096046     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.019     Document Type: Review

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