Conditioned fear-related ultrasonic vocalizations are emitted as an emotional response

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1299-1305

  Kikusui, Takefumi ^a   Nishizawa, Daisuke ^a   Takeuchi, Yukari ^a   Mori, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emotional response; Fear conditioning; Operant control; Ultrasonic vocalization

Indexed keywords

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EMOTION; FEAR; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TIME; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ELECTROSHOCK; EMOTIONS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 1842504113     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.1299     Document Type: Article

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