On the role of subsecond dopamine release in conditioned avoidance

Using shock avoidance procedures to study conditioned behavioral responses has a rich history within the field of experimental psychology. Such experiments led to the formulation of the general concept of negative reinforcement and specific theories attempting to explain escape and avoidance behavio...

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Main Authors: Erik B Oleson, Joseph F Cheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2013.00096/full