Interventions after acute stress prevent its delayed effects on the amygdala
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2019.100168
Abstract: Stress is known to elicit contrasting patterns of plasticity in the amygdala and hippocampus. While chronic stress leads to neuronal atrophy in the rodent hippocampus, it has the opposite effect in the basolateral amygdala (BLA).… read more here.
Keywords: effects amygdala; days later; acute stress; stress prevent ... See more keywords
Oxytocin Enhancement of Emotional Empathy: Generalization Across Cultures and Effects on Amygdala Activity
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DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00512
Abstract: Accumulating evidence suggests that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) can enhance empathy although it is unclear which specific behavioral and neural aspects are influenced, and whether the effects are modulated by culture, sex, and trait autism.… read more here.
Keywords: effects amygdala; sex; emotional empathy; amygdala activity ... See more keywords