Auditory cortex involvement in emotional learning and memory

Neuroscience

Volumn 299, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-55

  Grosso, A ^a   Cambiaghi, M ^a   Concina, G ^a   Sacco, T ^a   Sacchetti, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Neuroscience   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Auditory cortex; Emotional learning; Fear conditioning; Long term memory consolidation

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUDITORY CORTEX; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN FUNCTION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL LEARNING; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; CONDITIONING; FEAR; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEAR; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 84929150789     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.04.068     Document Type: Review

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