Long-term neural correlates of reversible fear learning in the lateral amygdala

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 47, 2012, Pages 16845-16856

  An, Bobae ^a   Hong, Ingie ^a   Choi, Sukwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEAR; HISTOLOGY; LATERAL AMYGDALA; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SPIKE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; NERVE NET; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84870012192     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3017-12.2012     Document Type: Article

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