Conditioned reinforcement can be mediated by either outcome-specific or general affective representations
Conditioned reinforcers are Pavlovian cues that support the acquisition and maintenance of new instrumental responses. Responding on the basis of conditioned rather than primary reinforcers is a pervasive part of modern life, yet we have a remarkably limited understanding of what underlying associat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2007-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.07.002.2007/full |