Concurrent glucocorticoid and noradrenergic activity shifts instrumental behavior from goal-directed to habitual control

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 8190-8196

  Schwabe, Lars ^a   Tegenthoff, Martin ^b   Höffken, Oliver ^b   Wolf, Oliver T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HABIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATIETY; TRAINING;

EID: 77953769753     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0734-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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