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...

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Main Authors: Janak, Patricia H. (Author), Tye, Kay (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2016-05-18T14:08:11Z.
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