Isolation rearing effects on probabilistic learning and cognitive flexibility in rats

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 388-406

  Amitai, Nurith ^a   Young, Jared W ^a,b   Higa, Kerin ^a   Sharp, Richard F ^a   Geyer, Mark A ^a,b   Powell, Susan B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral pattern monitor; Habituation; Investigatory behavior; Isolation rearing; Prepulse inhibition; Probabilistic learning; Rats; Reversal learning; Schizophrenia; Startle response

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RAT; REWARD; SENSORY GATING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROBABILITY LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REVERSAL LEARNING; REWARD; SENSORY GATING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84897545438     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-013-0204-4     Document Type: Article

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