Neurobiology of fear responses: the role of the amygdala.

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Summary

The peptide corticotropin-releasing hormone appears to be especially important in fear or anxiety and may act within the amygdala to orchestrate parts of the fear reaction.

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review
Published
1997-08-01
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Keywords

Amygdala, Neuroscience, Anxiety, Psychology, Fear processing in the brain

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