Does the amygdala mediate oxytocin effects on socially reinforced learning?

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 9347-9348

  Gamer, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; CORPUS STRIATUM; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL LEARNING;

EID: 77954735965     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2847-10.2010     Document Type: Note

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