Classical heart rate conditioning and affective behavior: The role of the cerebellar vermis

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 369-384

  Ghelarducci, B ^a   Sebastiani, L ^a  

^a Dipto Fisiol Biochim dell'U   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REFLEX;

AFFECT; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBELLUM; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; HEART RATE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030791525     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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