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Authors

  • Carlos Tomaz Laboratório de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo - FFCLRP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Abstract

The amygdala, one of the principal structures of the limbic system, has been implicated in many functions, including learning and memory. In terms of long-term memory, the role of the amygdala can be classified into two general views: 1) The amugdala is a site where association of a stimulus with a reinforcement occurs, and might serve as the site of neuronal changes underlying stimulus-affect associations (the memory-storage view); 2) An alternative view is that amygdala is not a site of memory storage but, rather, serves to modulate memory storage processing located in other brain areas (the memory-modulation view). This review in an attempt to examine the experimental evidence bearing on each of these two theories.

Author Biography

Carlos Tomaz, Laboratório de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo - FFCLRP

Possui Graduação em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Pará, Mestrado em Psicologia (Psicologia Experimental) pela Universidade de São Paulo, Doutorado em Psicologia Fisiológica e Comparada - Universitat Dusseldorf e Livre-Docência pela Universidade de São Paulo. Mais informações no Currículo Lattes. http://lattes.cnpq.br/2576531891879144

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Published

1992-01-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (1992)

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