Sign tracking, but not goal tracking, is resistant to outcome devaluation

During Pavlovian conditioning, a conditioned stimulus (CS) may act as a predictor of a reward to be delivered in another location. Individuals vary widely in their propensity to engage with the CS (sign tracking) or with the site of eventual reward (goal tracking). It is often assumed that sign trac...

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Main Authors: Sara E. Morrison, Michael A. Bamkole, Saleem M. Nicola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2015.00468/full