Medial amygdala lesions selectively block aversive Pavlovian-instrumental transfer in rats.
Pavlovian conditioned stimuli (CSs) play an important role in the reinforcement and motivation of instrumental active avoidance (AA). Conditioned threats can also invigorate ongoing AA responding (aversive Pavlovian-instrumental transfer or PIT). The neural circuits mediating AA are poorly understoo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00329/full |