In addition to Davids (well done!) comments below are the recent findings
from a couple of labs (most are associated in some way with Hare's research
and use his psychopathy scale); notably is the research of Intrator (sp?)
at the Bronx VA hospital (I seem to remember a pub date of about 93). They
As far as I know, and I don't know from whence, since I always
thought it was "common" or "general" knowledge, the amygdala
is esp important in consolidation of emtional memories, hence its
connection to hippocampus.
I have no refs handy and no time to look now, but if no one else
comes up with s
Thanks to all who responded to my question on the amygdala and memory. I
will never stop being impressed with the willingness of Tipsters to help, on
a moments notice. Thanks again.
Jeff Nagelbush
Ferris State University
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Jeff,
Below are two excerpts from tutorials to accompany undergraduate course work
in biopsych (intro and slightly more advanced). References available upon
request.
First excerpt -
The Amygdala is a structure included in the Limbic System (hyperlink to Fig
8) of the forebrain. Like other
Jeff,
The amygdala definitely plays a role in memory and memory modulation,
however, it does not play as strong a role in object recognition memory as
once believed. Many of the studies from Mishkin's lab at NIMH have dealt
with object recognition (along with studies from Squire & Zola-Morgan's
On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Jeffrey Nagelbush went:
> A colleague of mine ran across an article in a book of readings from
> Scientific American (The Anatomy of Memory, by Mishkin and Appenzeller,
> June, 1987). The articles states that the amygdala has as much to do with
> memory and the hippocampus
