Selection for Differences in Avoidance Learning: The Syracuse Strains Differ in Anxiety, Not Learning Ability

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 677-696

  Brush, F Robert ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active and passive avoidance learning; Conditioned suppression; Conditioned taste aversion; Corticotropin releasing hormone; Pituitary adrenal hormones; State anxiety; Syracuse strains; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIAZEPAM; RESERPINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONDITIONING; COVARIANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LEARNING; MENTAL STRESS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PHARMACOGENETICS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLACE PREFERENCE; RAT STRAIN; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TASTE PREFERENCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0345256503     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026135231594     Document Type: Review

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