… on the role of the amygdala in the formation of long-term declarative memory for emotionally
… role of the human amygdala in the formation of long-term emotional declarative memories. …

… We investigated the declarative memory of two rare patients with selective bilateral amygdala
… On the basis of the above findings, we hypothesized that the human amygdala would be …

… amygdala can causally enhance declarative memory has not been directly tested in humans…
stimulation to the human amygdala can enhance declarative memory for specific images of …

… in the human hippocampus and amygdala [the medial temporal lobe (MTL)] contain information
about both components of memory. … We thus conclude that human MTL neurons contain …

… arousal, in humans amygdala activation and noradrenergic-… emotional declarative memory.
This study was designed to disentangle these processes in a combined subsequent-memory/…

… for the formation of new declarative memories; bilateral MTL injury results in … declarative
memories 1,2 . PFC is not essential for memory formation, but PFC lesions impair declarative …

… that the human amygdala aids in the potentiation of memory traces for emotionally
arousing stimuli during their acquisition and consolidation into long-term declarative memory. …

… Finally, some key theoretical questions about the nature of the amygdala's role in declarative
memory are discussed, concluding with a summary and overview of future directions. …

… The data regarding the human amygdala are most consistent … In humans, lesion and functional
imaging studies have shown that the amygdala modulates long-term declarative memory. …

… Human-subject studies confirm the prediction of animal work that the amygdala is
involved with the formation of enhanced declarative memory for emotionally arousing events. …