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This study addresses how norepinephrine alters the balance between cortical and subcortical afferent excitation in the lateral amygdala.

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Norepinephrine can have a profound effect on amygdala excitability, and here we demonstrate how neurons respond to inputs from either cortical or thalamic structures in the presence of norepinephrine.

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This page is a summary of: Regulation of the Fear Network by Mediators of Stress: Norepinephrine Alters the Balance between Cortical and Subcortical Afferent Excitation of the Lateral Amygdala, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, January 2011, Frontiers,
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00023.
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