Repeated Exposures to Gustatory Stimuli Produce Habituation or Positive Contrast Effects in Perinatal Rats

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 176-188

  Mickley, G Andrew ^a   Kenmuir, Cynthia L ^a   Dengler Crish, Christine M ^a   McMullen, Colleen ^a   McConnell, Anna ^a   Valentine, Elizabeth ^a  

^a BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Early experience; Fetal behavior; Habituation; Learning and memory; Neonatal behavior; Positive contrast effects; Rat fetus

Indexed keywords

SACCHARIN; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FETUS; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HABITUATION; LAVAGE; LEARNING; LICKING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STIMULATION; TASTE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MALE; PERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SACCHARIN; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1942452421     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20000     Document Type: Article

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