Living without an amygdala / edited by David G. Amaral, Ralph Adolphs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amaral, David, 1950- editor.

Adolphs, Ralph, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amygdaloid body.

Affective neuroscience.

Emotions and cognition.

Neuropsychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : The Guilford Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bringing together leading researchers, this book comprehensively covers what is known about the amygdala, with a unique focus on what happens when this key brain region is damaged or missing. Offering a truly comparative approach, the volume presents research on rats, monkeys, and humans. It reports on compelling cases of people living without an amygdala, whether due to genetic conditions, disease, or other causes. The consequences for an individual's ability to detect danger and regulate emotions--and for broader cognitive and social functions--are explored, as are lessons learned about brai

Contents:

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; About the Editors; Contributors; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. A Tale of Survival from the World of Patient S. M.; Chapter 2. A Synopsis of Primate Amygdala Neuroanatomy; Chapter 3. A Short History of the Lesion Technique for Probing Amygdala Function; Chapter 4. The Role of the Rodent Amygdala in Early Development; Chapter 5. Foraging in the Face of Fear: Novel Strategies for Evaluating Amygdala Functions in Rats; Chapter 6. Lifetime Consequences of Early Amygdala Damage in Rhesus Monkeys

Chapter 7. The Effects of Neonatal Amygdala Lesions in Rhesus Monkeys Living in a Species-Typical Social EnvironmentChapter 8. The Central Nucleus of the Amygdala Is a Critical Substrate for Individual Differences in Anxiety; Chapter 9. Monkeys without an Amygdala; Chapter 10. Consequences of Developmental Bilateral Amygdala Lesions in Humans; Chapter 11. Behavioral Consequences and Compensatory Adaptations after Early Bilateral Amygdala Damage in Monozygotic Twins; Chapter 12. Consequences of Selective Bilateral Lesions to the Basolateral Amygdala in Humans

Chapter 13. Attending to the World without an AmygdalaChapter 14. Implications for Understanding Amygdala Function in Mental Disorders; Epilogue; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781462525959

1462525954

9781462525980

1462525989

OCLC:

947838133