The central amygdala joins the lateral amygdala in the fear memory party

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¹ Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, State University of New York-Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902-6000, USA. smiller9@binghamton.edu

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Stacie S Miller et al. J Neurosci. 2007.

. 2007 Feb 28;27(9):2151-2.

doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5460-06.2007.

¹ Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, State University of New York-Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902-6000, USA. smiller9@binghamton.edu

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Rethinking the fear circuit: the central nucleus of the amygdala is required for the acquisition, consolidation, and expression of Pavlovian fear conditioning.
Wilensky AE, Schafe GE, Kristensen MP, LeDoux JE. Wilensky AE, et al. J Neurosci. 2006 Nov 29;26(48):12387-96. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4316-06.2006. J Neurosci. 2006. PMID: 17135400 Free PMC article.

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