TY - JOUR
T1 - Contributions of the amygdala to emotion processing
T2 - From animal models to human behavior
AU - Phelps, Elizabeth A.
AU - LeDoux, Joseph E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health MH62104 and the James S. McDonnell Foundation to E.A.P.; and MH38774, MH46516, MH067048, and MH58911 to J.E.L.
PY - 2005/10/20
Y1 - 2005/10/20
N2 - 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 stimulated interest in pursuing the brain mechanisms of emotion in humans. Here, we review research on the role of the amygdala in emotional processes in both animal models and humans. The review is not exhaustive, but it highlights five major research topics that illustrate parallel roles for the amygdala in humans and other animals, including implicit emotional learning and memory, emotional modulation of memory, emotional influences on attention and perception, emotion and social behavior, and emotion inhibition and regulation.
AB - 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 stimulated interest in pursuing the brain mechanisms of emotion in humans. Here, we review research on the role of the amygdala in emotional processes in both animal models and humans. The review is not exhaustive, but it highlights five major research topics that illustrate parallel roles for the amygdala in humans and other animals, including implicit emotional learning and memory, emotional modulation of memory, emotional influences on attention and perception, emotion and social behavior, and emotion inhibition and regulation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.09.025
DO - 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.09.025
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16242399
AN - SCOPUS:26944446159
SN - 0896-6273
VL - 48
SP - 175
EP - 187
JO - Neuron
JF - Neuron
IS - 2
ER -