Timing in the absence of supraspinal input I: Variable, but not fixed, spaced stimulation of the sciatic nerve undermines spinally-mediated instrumental learning

Neuroscience

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1030-1047

  Baumbauer, K M ^a   Hoy Jr , K C ^a   Huie, J R ^a   Hughes, A J ^a   Woller, S A ^a   Puga, D A ^a   Setlow, B ^a   Grau, J W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

instrumental learning; operant; plasticity; spinal cord; timing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SHOCK; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HINDLIMB; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50249105790     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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