Infusion of the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist SCH 23390 into the amygdala blocks fear expression in a potentiated startle paradigm

1998/06/01 by Elaine Waddington Lamont, Larry Kokkinidis · 28 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Amygdala #Central nucleus of the amygdala #Dopamine #Dopamine receptor #Dopamine receptor D1 #Dopaminergic #Extended amygdala #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Neuroscience #Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research #Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior #Nucleus accumbens #Psychology #SCH-23390 #Startle response #Ventral tegmental area

paper · doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00281-9

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