Contingent-dependent enhancement of rhythmic motor patterns: An in vitro analog of operant conditioning

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 8093-8105

  Nargeot, Romuald ^a   Baxter, Douglas A ^a   Byrne, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia californica; Buccal ganglia; Central pattern generator; Contingent reinforcement; Learning and memory; Operant conditioning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REINFORCEMENT; RHYTHM;

EID: 0030862359     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08093.1997     Document Type: Article

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