… This study together with that of Hiroi and White [33*-j shows that the lateral amygdaloid
nucleus is an essential component of appetitive as well as aversive emo~ tional learning circuits. …

Considerable progress has been made over the past 20 years in relating specific circuits of
the brain to emotional functions. Much of this work has involved studies of Pavlovian or …

… tones), the CS is transmitted through the auditory system to the medial geniculate body (MGB)
and from there directly to the lateral nucleus of the amygdala (AL; for review see LeDoux, …

… former are attributable to the learned relation between fear conditioning (LeDoux, 1996; …
consolidatrained with unpaired CS–US presentations (LeDoux et al., tion in other brain areas …

Echoplanar functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used in normal human
subjects to investigate the role of the amygdala in conditioned fear acquisition and extinction. A …

The field of neuroscience has, after a long period of looking the other way, again embraced
emotion as an important research area. Much of the progress has come from studies of fear, …

Figure 1. Key areas of the amygdala, as shown in the rat brain. The same nuclei are present
in primates, including humans. Different staining methods show amygdala nuclei from …

I propose a reconceptualization of key phenomena important in the study of emotion—those
phenomena that reflect functions and circuits related to survival, and that are shared by …

… LeDoux is one of the field's pre-eminent, most important thinkers." -Daniel Goleman, author
of Emotional Intelligence " In this pathbreaking synthesis, Joseph LeDoux … , LeDoux's bold …

… and LeDoux, J., Sensory tuning beyond the sensory system: an initial analysis of auditory
properties of neurons in the lateral amygdaloid nucleus and overlying areas of the striatum, J. …