NMDA and D2-like receptors modulate cognitive flexibility in a color discrimination reversal task in pigeons

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-390

  Herold, Christina ^a,b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AP 5; Associative learning; Quinpirole; Reversal learning; Sulpiride

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; QUINPIROLE; SULPIRIDE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; COGNITION; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ASSOCIATION; CATHETERIZATION; COLOR; DRUG EFFECTS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FOREBRAIN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MEMORY; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REWARD; VISION;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; COGNITION; COLOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOPAMINE D2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROSENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REVERSAL LEARNING; REWARD; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77953776166     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019504     Document Type: Article

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