The Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray as a Coordinator of Action in Response to Fear and Anxiety

作者: Michael S. Fanselow

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3302-3_10

关键词: Superior colliculusNeuroscienceAnxietyGray (horse)MidbrainPsychologyPeriaqueductal gray

摘要: This paper describes a current psychobiological approach to motivated behavior using fear as an illustration. The first part the properties of motivation and then argues that amygdala-periaqueductal gray system displays many these properties. second half details organization related presents model suggesting how periaqueductal may be responsible for much this organization.

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