The additive factor method in rat information processing

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 113-121

  Courtiere A ^a   Hardouin, J ^a   Hasbroucq, T ^b   Possamai C A ^b   Vidal, F ^a  

^a U de Neurosci Appl BP 610 83800   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Additive factor method; Choice reaction time; Information processing; Operant conditioning; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LUMINANCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0342520800     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(00)00098-X     Document Type: Article

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