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How to Detect Amygdala Activity with Magnetoencephalography using Source Imaging
 

How to Detect Amygdala Activity with Magnetoencephalography using Source Imaging

Article DOI: 10.3791/50212-v 10:48 min June 3rd, 2013
June 3rd, 2013

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This article describes how to record amygdala activity with magnetoencephalography (MEG). In addition this article will describe how to conduct trace fear conditioning without awareness, a task that activates the amygdala. It will cover 3 topics: 1) Designing a trace conditioning paradigm using backward masking to manipulate awareness. 2) Recording brain activity during the task using magnetoencephalography. 3) Using source imaging to recover signal from subcortical structures.

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Amygdala Activity Magnetoencephalography Source Imaging Trace Fear Conditioning Conditional Stimulus Unconditional Stimulus Trace Interval Stimulus Contingencies Implicit Learning Neural Mechanisms Biologically-relevant Stimuli Amygdala Involvement Face CS Representation Brain Association Unperceived Face Aversive Outcome Time Separation Manipulating Visual Awareness Backward Masking
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