Behavioural characteristics and neuronal mechanisms of amygdala kindling:A multidisciplinary approach in rats

In the central nervous system changes occur in response to internal and external stimuli. These alterations are of great importance for the functioning of the individual in her/his environment, and in neurobiology fall under the term plasticity. In this thesis, the interaction between three aspects of plasticity are investigated, namely epilepsy, learning and memory and stress. A general introduction of these aspects is given in chapter 1, which results in two central questions: (l) How does stress interact with epilepsy?, and (ll) How does epilepsy interact with learning and memory? ... Zie Abstrac