Shifts in the psychophysical function in rats

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 75, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 167-175

  Guilhardi, Paulo ^a   MacInnis, Mika L M ^a   Church, Russell M ^a   Machado, Armando ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Pigeons; Psychophysical function; Rats; Secondary data analysis; Temporal bisection; Timing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GAMEBIRD; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSE TIME;

COLUMBA; RATTUS;

EID: 34247140553     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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