Touchscreen assays of learning, response inhibition, and motivation in the marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 673-677

  Kangas, Brian D ^a   Bergman, Jack ^a   Coyle, Joseph T ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination reversal; Marmoset; Progressive ratio; Repeated acquisition; Touchscreen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CALLITHRIX; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REVERSAL LEARNING;

EID: 84957587170     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-016-0959-4     Document Type: Article

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