Hierarchical and binary associations compete for behavioral control during instrumental biconditional discrimination

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-13

  Bradfield, Laura A ^a   Balleine, Bernard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination learning; Dorsolateral striatum; Dorsomedial striatum; Instrumental conditioning

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; KETAMINE; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG EFFECT; INJURY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MAZE TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CORPUS STRIATUM; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; KETAMINE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879286704     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030941     Document Type: Article

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