Inactivation of the infralimbic prefrontal cortex in rats reduces the influence of inappropriate habitual responding in a response-conflict task

Neuroscience

Volumn 199, Issue , 2011, Pages 205-212

  Haddon, J E ^a   Killcross, S ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Context; Habit; Muscimol; Response conflict

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABITUATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GOALS; HABITS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS;

EID: 83055176415     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.09.065     Document Type: Article

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