A computer controlled analysis of freezing behaviour

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-99

  Richmond, M A ^b   Murphy, C A ^a   Pouzet, B ^a   Schmid, P ^a   Rawlins, J N P ^b   Feldon, J ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b South Parks Road OX1 3UD ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated; Computer; Conditioning; Freezing; Immobility; Latent inhibition; Rat; Shock

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONDITIONING; FREEZING; IMMOBILIZATION; LATENT INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOCK;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0032585495     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00150-2     Document Type: Article

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