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Pavlovian fear conditioning as a behavioral assay for hippocampus and amygdala function: cautions and caveats

dc.contributor.authorMaren, Stephenen_US
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dc.date.issued2008-10en_US
dc.identifier.citationMaren, Stephen (2008). "Pavlovian fear conditioning as a behavioral assay for hippocampus and amygdala function: cautions and caveats." European Journal of Neuroscience 28(8): 1661-1666. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74466>en_US
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dc.rightsJournal compilation © 2008 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and Blackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.subject.otherBehavioral Assayen_US
dc.subject.otherContexten_US
dc.subject.otherCueen_US
dc.subject.otherFear Responsesen_US
dc.subject.otherLearningen_US
dc.titlePavlovian fear conditioning as a behavioral assay for hippocampus and amygdala function: cautions and caveatsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelNeurosciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06485.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceEuropean Journal of Neuroscienceen_US
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