Letter in response to Ackermann et al., "Testosterone levels in healthy men are related to amygdala reactivity and memory performance"

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1587-1588

  Wirth, Michelle M ^a   Stanton, Steven J ^b   Gaffey, Allison E ^a   Liening, Scott H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTAMINATION; COTTON COLLECTION DEVICE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DEVICE; LETTER; MEMORY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TIME; TIME; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AMYGDALA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84864763427     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.05.010     Document Type: Letter

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