Amygdala and ventral hippocampus contribute differentially to mechanisms of fear and anxiety.

Cytotoxic ventral hippocampal lesions produced anxiolytic effects on 4 ethologically based, unconditioned tests of anxiety in the rat (hyponeophagia, black/white 2-compartment box test, a successive alleys test that represents a modified version of the elevated plus-maze, and a social interaction te...

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Main Authors: McHugh, S, Deacon, R, Rawlins, J, Bannerman, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004