From circuits to behaviour in the amygdala
The amygdala has long been associated with emotion and motivation, playing an essential part in processing both fearful and rewarding environmental stimuli. How can a single structure be crucial for such different functions? With recent technological advances that allow for causal investigations of...
Main Authors: | Janak, Patricia H., Tye, Kay |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102521 |
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