Individual differences in trait anxiety predict the response of the basolateral amygdala to unconsciously processed fearful faces.

By Amit Etkin, K. C. Klemenhagen, J. Dudman, M. T. Rogan, R. Hen, E. Kandel, Joy Hirsch. Neuron, 2004

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Subfields: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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