What ethologically based models have taught us about the neural systems underlying fear and anxiety

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-327

  Canteras, N S ^a   Mota Ortiz, S R ^b   Motta, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Contextual fear; Fear; Fear memory; Hypothalamus; Predator exposure; Social threat

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ANXIETY; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); CYTOTOXICITY; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; ETHOLOGY; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HUMAN; MEDIOBASAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREDATOR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 84859566165     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500042     Document Type: Review

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