title: Emotional memory: what does the amygdala do?
abstract: Recent studies of the human amygdala have shed new light on its roles in two distinct, but related processes: emotional memory and the evaluation of emotional stimuli.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA. elizabeth.phelps@yale.edu
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000679:Amygdala / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological