An alarm pheromone increases the responsivity of amygdaline-hippocampal neurons.

The capability to perceive and emit alarm substances, such as 2-hep-tanone, makes animals aware of the presence of danger, leading to some strategies directed towards survival. Strategies of survival involve emotional memory which is processed by deep temporal lobe structures, such as amygdaloid com...

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Publicado en:Salud Mental Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 279 - 285
Autores principales: Molina-Jiménez, Tania, Gutiérrez-García, Ana G., Contreras, Carlos M.
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Publicado: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente jul/ago2013
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