Re-valuing the amygdala

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-230

  Morrison, Sara E ^a   Salzman, C Daniel ^a,b  

^a Teachers College   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COGNITION; COORDINATION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEAR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

AFFECT; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEAR; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTIVATION; REWARD;

EID: 77952544397     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2010.02.007     Document Type: Review

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