The Amygdala in Brain Function: Basic and Clinical ApproachesPatricia Shinnick-Gallagher The amygdala is a brain area that has become an important topic in neuroscience. The papers in this volume provide information on the basic characteristics of amygdala function from neuroanatomical, electrophysiological, behavioural, and imaging studies in animals and humans. |
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Ontogeny of the Human Amygdala By NORBERT Ulfig Matthias Setzer | 7 |
A Synopsis | 59 |
Contextual Inhibitory Gating of Impulse Traffic in the Intraamygdaloid | 78 |
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