Cellular and Network Mechanisms of Operant Learning-Induced Compulsive Behavior in Aplysia

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 975-984

  Nargeot, Romuald ^a   Le Bon Jego, Morgane ^a   Simmers, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPULSION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GANGLION; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; LEARNING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS;

ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 67349146058     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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