A neutral odor may become a sexual incentive through classical conditioning in male rats

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Kvitvik, Inger Line ^a   Berg, Kristine Marit ^a   Ågmo, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Copulation; Discrimination learning; Male rat; Motivation; Sexual reinforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449520098     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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