Instrumental learning within the spinal cord: V. Evidence the behavioral deficit observed after noncontingent nociceptive stimulation reflects an intraspinal modification

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-170

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

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle fatigue; Nociception; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HINDLIMB; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROSHOCK; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEARNING; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0038079444     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(02)00372-8     Document Type: Article

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