Functional anatomy of 5-HT2A receptors in the amygdala and hippocampal complex: Relevance to memory functions

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 230, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 427-439

  Bombardi, Cristiano ^a   Di Giovanni, Giuseppe ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

5 HT2A receptor; Amygdala; Emotional memory; Hippocampal region; Interneurons; Learning; Principal neurons; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DRUG TARGETING; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; MOOD DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MEMORY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; SEROTONIN;

EID: 84885593489     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3512-6     Document Type: Article

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