Primate Amygdalo-Nigral Pathway for Boosting Oculomotor Action in Motivating Situations
Summary: A primary function of the primate amygdala is to modulate behavior based on emotional cues. To study the underlying neural mechanism, we first inactivated the amygdala locally and temporarily by injecting a GABA agonist. Then, saccadic eye movements and gaze were suppressed only on the cont...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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| Series: | iScience |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220303795 |