Licking-induced synchrony in the taste-reward circuit improves cue discrimination during learning

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 287-303

  Gutierrez, Ranier ^a   Simon, Sidney A ^a   Nicolelis, Miguel A L ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INSULA; LEARNING; LICKING; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; NERVE NET; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REWARD; TASTE;

EID: 74849126254     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0855-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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