Normal aging does not impair orbitofrontal-dependent reinforcer devaluation effects

Normal aging does not impair orbitofrontal-dependent reinforcer devaluation effects

Normal aging is associated with deficits in cognitive flexibility thought to depend on prefrontal regions such as the orbitofrontal cortex. Here, we used Pavlovian reinforcer devaluation to test whether normal aging might also affect the ability to use outcome expectancies to guide appropriate beha...

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Main Authors: Teghpal eSingh, Joshua L. Jones, Michael eMcDannald, Richard eHaney, Domenic Hayden Cerri, Geoffrey eSchoenbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Aging
rat
associative learning
orbitofrontal
devaluation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2011.00004/full

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