The amygdala appears to play an essential role in many aspects of emotional information
processing and behavior. Studies over the past year have begun to clarify the anatomical�…

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�…

Evidence from both experimental animal and clinical studies indicates that emotional
behavior is critically dependent on the amygdala. In this chapter we suggest that the�…

Findings from humans and animals suggest that the amygdala helps to guide behaviors and
to process knowledge about stimuli and situations that are of special importance to the�…

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A wealth of animal data implicates the amygdala in aspects of emotional processing. In
recent years, functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies have begun to refine�…

This past year has seen significant advances in our understanding of the physiology of
emotion. Attention continues to focus on the amygdala and its interconnections with�…

The amygdala consists of a group of heterogeneous nuclei located in the medial portion of
the temporal lobe and is involved in multimodal information processing important for�…

Emotions arise from activations of specialized neuronal populations in several parts of the
cerebral cortex, notably the anterior cingulate, insula, ventromedial prefrontal, and�…

Research on the neural systems underlying emotion in animal models over the past two
decades has implicated the amygdala in fear and other emotional processes. This work�…