Modulation of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system by the central nucleus of the amygdala : electrophysiological and behavioural analyses
Accumulating evidence implicates the amygdala as the main brain region underlying anxiety and, in a parallel stream of research, suggests that dopamine (DA) may be a key neuromodulator of experimental anxiety. However, little is currently known about how the primary output area, the central nucle...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5626 |