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Title:

The human amygdala: an evolved system for relevance detection.

Document type:
Journal Article; Review
Author(s):
Sander, D; Grafman, J; Zalla, T
Abstract:
Evidence from pioneering animal research has suggested that the amygdala is involved in the processing of aversive stimuli, particularly fear-related information. Fear is central in the evolution of the mammalian brain: it is automatically and rapidly elicited by potentially dangerous and deadly events. The view that the amygdala shares the main characteristics of modular systems, e.g. domain specificity, automaticity, and cognitive impenetrability, has become popular in neuroscience. Because of...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Rev Neurosci
Year:
2003
Journal volume:
14
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
303-16
Language:
eng
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14640318
Print-ISSN:
0334-1763
TUM Institution:
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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