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Chapter 26 Emotional networks and motor control: a fearful view

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Joseph E. LeDoux·1996·Progress in brain research

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This chapter describes research on the neural basis of fear conducted by laboratory and others. It describes the particular model of fear used—fear conditioning. Through studies of a specific emotion, fear, and a specific model of that emotion, fear conditioning, pathways involved in one aspect of emotion are able to map. One conclusion of this work is that, through the procedures of fear conditioning, the activity of a variety of different kinds of motor systems can be engaged. There may, in other words, not be an “emotional motor system” per se in the brain. Instead, it may be better to conceive of motor responses occurring during emotions as involving motor systems that may used in the service of emotions or other functions. The neural systems that mediate fear conditioning and the expression of conditioned fear responses are discussed and the chapter concludes with a consideration of what is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved.

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Authors
LeDoux, J. E.
Affiliations
New York University (US)
Corresponding author
Joseph E. LeDoux
Venue
Progress in brain research
Publisher
Elsevier
Published
1996
Volume
107
Pages
437-446
ISSN
0079-6123 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1526162150
Cited by
364
References
90
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.13
Type
book chapter
Language
en
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Locations
  • Progress in brain research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
fear, fear conditioning, emotional networks, motor control, motor system, neural basis of emotion, conditioned fear response, cellular and molecular mechanisms
MeSH terms
Animals, Avoidance Learning, Conditioning, Classical, Fear, Motor Activity, Neural Pathways

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