Response and Habituation of the Human Amygdala during Visual Processing of Facial Expression

@article{Breiter1996ResponseAH,
  title={Response and Habituation of the Human Amygdala during Visual Processing of Facial Expression},
  author={Hans C. Breiter and Nancy Etcoff and Paul J. Whalen and W. A. Kennedy and Scott L. Rauch and Randy L. Buckner and M. M. Strauss and Steven E. Hyman and Bruce R. Rosen},
  journal={Neuron},
  year={1996},
  volume={17},
  pages={875-887}
}
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