Dysfunctional or hyperfunctional? The amygdala in posttraumatic stress disorder is the bull in the evolutionary China shop

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 437-444

  Diamond, David M ^a,b,c   Zoladz, Phillip R ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Evolution; Hippocampus; Hyperfunctioning; PTSD

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERFUNCTIONAL AMYGDALA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; CHINA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CHINA; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84949255452     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23684     Document Type: Review

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