Serotonin, amygdala and fear: assembling the puzzle
The fear circuitry orchestrates defense mechanisms in response to environmental threats. This circuitry is evolutionarily crucial for survival, but its dysregulation is thought to play a major role in the pathophysiology of psychiatric conditions in humans. The amygdala is a key player in the proces...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neural Circuits |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncir.2016.00024/full |