The Role of the Amygdala and Other Forebrain Structures in the Immediate Fear Arousal Produced by Footshock Exposure
When a human or animal is threatened or confronted with a stimuli signalling danger, internal defence mechanisms are activated that evoke feelings of fear and anxiety. These emotional responses promote the behaviour patterns necessary for an organism's survival. Animal research seeks to underst...
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University of Canterbury. Psychology
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1503 |