The amygdala has long been known to play a key role in supporting memory for emotionally
arousing experiences. For example, classical fear conditioning depends on neural plasticity�…

▪ Abstract Converging findings of animal and human studies provide compelling evidence
that the amygdala is critically involved in enabling us to acquire and retain lasting memories�…

Classical experiments have demonstrated that the amygdala facilitates synaptic plasticity in
other brain structures (eg hippocampus, basal ganglia) believed to constitute the storage�…

The amygdala complex has long been known as part of the neural circuitry critical for
emotion. Beyond its role in emotional reactivity, studies of animal models and patients with�…

Neurobiological accounts of emotional memory have been derived largely from animal
models investigating the encoding and retention of memories for events that signal threat�…

The amygdala receives multi-modal sensory inputs and projects to virtually all levels of the
central nervous system. Via these widespread projections, the amygdala facilitates�…

Neuroscience is witnessing growing interest in understanding brain mechanisms of memory
formation for emotionally arousing events, a development closely related to renewed interest�…

Considerable evidence from both animal and human subject research supports the
hypothesis that the amygdala, when activated by emotional arousal, modulates memory�…

A highly adaptive aspect of human memory is the enhancement of explicit, consciously
accessible memory for emotional stimuli. Recent findings from neuroimaging�…

Memories of emotionally arousing events tend to endure longer than other memories. This
review compiles findings from several decades of research investigating the role of the�…