Amygdala-hippocampal dynamics during salient information processing

Jie Zheng; Kristopher L. Anderson; Stephanie L. Leal; Avgusta Shestyuk; Gultekin Gulsen; Lilit Mnatsakanyan; Sumeet Vadera; Frank P. K. Hsu; Michael A. Yassa; Robert T. Knight; Jack J. Lin

doi:10.1038/ncomms14413

Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Amygdala-hippocampal dynamics during salient information processing

Jie Zheng,
Kristopher L. Anderson,
Stephanie L. Leal,
Avgusta Shestyuk,
Gultekin Gulsen,
Lilit Mnatsakanyan,
Sumeet Vadera,
Frank P. K. Hsu,
Michael A. Yassa,
Robert T. Knight,
Jack J. Lin

Affiliations

Jie Zheng: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California
Kristopher L. Anderson: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California
Stephanie L. Leal: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California
Avgusta Shestyuk: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California
Gultekin Gulsen: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California
Lilit Mnatsakanyan: Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of California
Sumeet Vadera: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California
Frank P. K. Hsu: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California
Michael A. Yassa: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California
Robert T. Knight: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California
Jack J. Lin: Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14413
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Amygdala and hippocampus are involved in processing motivationally salient stimuli but the precise circuit dynamics of the interaction is not understood. Here the authors show that in response to fearful faces in humans, theta/alpha oscillations in the amygdala modulate hippocampal activity dynamics.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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