Instrumental learning within the spinal cord: IV. Induction and retention of the behavioral deficit observed after noncontingent shock

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1032-1051

  Crown, Eric D ^a,c   Ferguson, Adam R ^a   Joynes, Robin L ^b   Grau, James W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HINDLIMB; LEARNING; LEG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; TAIL;

EID: 0036896864     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.116.6.1032     Document Type: Article

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