Orbitofrontal ensemble activity monitors licking and distinguishes among natural rewards

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-133

  Gutierrez, Ranier ^a   Carmena, Jose M ^a   Nicolelis, Miguel A L ^a   Simon, S A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE; WATER;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LICKING; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; ANIMAL; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRONTAL LOBE; LEARNING; LONG EVANS RAT; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; REWARD;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRONTAL LOBE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE NET; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REWARD;

EID: 33644792404     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00467.2005     Document Type: Article

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