Resolution of Conflict Between Goal-Directed Actions: Outcome Encoding and Neural Control Processes

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 382-393

  de Wit, Sanne ^a   Ostlund, Sean B ^b   Balleine, Bernard W ^b   Dickinson, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Los Angeles   (United States)

Author keywords

goal directed action; instrumental learning; prefrontal cortex; rats; response conflict

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONFLICT; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; LONG EVANS RAT; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RECALL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BRAIN MAPPING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GOALS; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SATIETY RESPONSE;

RATTUS;

EID: 67650601422     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014793     Document Type: Article

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