Activity of Neurons in the Pedunculopontine Nucleus during a Food-Related Operant Conditioned Reflex

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 919-928

  Ivlieva, N Yu ^a   Timofeeva, N O ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Food related operant behavior; Neuron activity; Pedunculopontine nucleus

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULAR ANSA; PONS ANGLE; REINFORCEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FOOD; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONS; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RABBITS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 1642499273     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025909124462     Document Type: Article

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