Sex-dependent role of the amygdala in the development of emotional and neuroendocrine reactivity to threatening stimuli in infant and juvenile rhesus monkeys

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 646-658

  Raper, Jessica ^a   Wallen, Kim ^a   Sanchez, Mar M ^a,b   Stephens, Shannon B Z ^a   Henry, Amy ^a   Villareal, Trina ^a   Bachevalier, Jocelyne ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Cortisol; Emotion; Sex difference; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IBOTENIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROENDOCRINE REACTIVITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; THREAT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGING; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; EMOTIONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MACACA MULATTA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; YAWNING;

EID: 84876490896     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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