Differential serotonergic innervation of the amygdala in bonobos and chimpanzees

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 413-422

  Stimpson, Cheryl D ^a   Barger, Nicole ^b   Taglialatela, Jared P ^c   Gendron Fitzpatrick, Annette ^d   Hof, Patrick R ^e   Hopkins, William D ^f,g   Sherwood, Chet C ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Bonobo; Brain evolution; Chimpanzee; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; ATTENTION; AXON; BASAL GANGLION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; AXONS; BASAL GANGLIA; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84963772626     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsv128     Document Type: Article

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