The inhibitory influence of an acquired escape strategy on subsequent avoidance learning in gerbils

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 281, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 175-178

  Bischof, A ^a   Stark, H ^a   Wagner, T ^a   Scheich, H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avoidance learning; Gerbil; Inhibition; Interstimulus interval; Pre experience; Shuttle box

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GERBIL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CUES; ELECTROSHOCK; ESCAPE REACTION; EXTREMITIES; GERBILLINAE; MALE;

EID: 0033998416     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)00835-1     Document Type: Article

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