The distinct role of the amygdala, superior colliculus and pulvinar in processing of central and peripheral snakes

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Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Almeida, Inês ^a   Soares, Sandra C ^a,b   Castelo Branco, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAPLORHINI; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VISION; PULVINAR; RETINA FOVEA; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SNAKE; SPECIALIZATION; STIMULUS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PULVINAR; REACTION TIME; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946584377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129949     Document Type: Article

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