Serotonin at the level of the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex modulates distinct aspects of positive emotion in primates

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-105

  Man, Mei See ^a   Mikheenko, Yevheniia ^a   Braesicke, Katrin ^a   Cockcroft, Gemma ^a,b   Roberts, Angela C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; cardiovascular; orbitofrontal cortex; primate; serotonin

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROTACHYSTEROL; SEROTONIN; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; NEUROTOXIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BEHAVIOR; CALLITRICHINAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXCITOTOXICITY; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ASSOCIATION; CALLITHRIX; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DRUG EFFECTS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FRONTAL LOBE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CALLITHRIX; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUES; EMOTIONS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXINS; REWARD; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS;

EID: 84856479728     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145711000587     Document Type: Article

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