Affective neuroscience: tracing the trace of fear

Curr Biol. 2011 Sep 27;21(18):R695-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.07.037.

Abstract

The trace of fear has been elusive and difficult to discern in the human brain. Researchers have come up with a clever new way to track it down.

MeSH terms

  • Amygdala / physiology*
  • Conditioning, Classical / physiology
  • Fear / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Memory / physiology