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Stimulation and Regional Ablation of the Amygdaloid Complex with Reference to Functional Representations

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1957 • 27 citations

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1953 • 27 citations

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1950 • 27 citations

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1967 • 26 citations

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1966 • 19 citations

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1967 • 18 citations

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1952 • 16 citations

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1960 • 16 citations

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1970 • 15 citations

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1967 • 15 citations

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1952 • 14 citations

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1953 • 13 citations

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1967 • 13 citations

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1950 • 12 citations

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1965 • 12 citations

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1952 • 12 citations

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1951 • 12 citations

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1967 • 11 citations

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1968 • 11 citations

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1968 • 10 citations

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1966 • 10 citations

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1968 • 9 citations

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1952 • 8 citations

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1971 • 6 citations

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1968 • 6 citations

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1952 • 5 citations

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1969 • 5 citations

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1964 • 4 citations

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1951 • 4 citations

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1968 • 4 citations

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1968 • 3 citations

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1954 • 2 citations

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1969 • 2 citations

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1965 • 2 citations

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