RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Memory formation: evidence for a specific neurochemical system in the amygdala
JF Science
JO Science
FD American Association for the Advancement of Science
SP 423
OP 425
DO 10.1126/science.20664
VO 198
IS 4315
A1 Gallagher, M
A1 Kapp, BS
A1 Musty, RE
A1 Driscoll, PA
YR 1977
UL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/198/4315/423.abstract
AB beta-Adrenergic antagonists injected into the amygdala complex of rats trained in a passive avoidance task produced time-dependent and dose-dependent decreases in retention of the task. In addition, the effects observed with beta-adrenergic antagonists were both stereospecific and reversed by norepinephrine. The results support a role for an amygdala beta-adrenergic system in memory processes.