Differential activation of amygdala Arc expression by positive and negatively valenced emotional learning conditions

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Young, Erica J ^a   Williams, Cedric L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Amygdala lateralization; Arc expression; Brain asymmetry; Emotional arousal; Memory modulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY REGULATED CYTOSKELETON ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; NORADRENALIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARC GENE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LEARNING; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 84889645219     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00191     Document Type: Article

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