Glutamate receptors in the ventral tegmental area: a potential mechanism involved in long term potentiation

In the present study, footshock, which produces a powerful aversive emotional response was used in a Pavlovian conditioning experiment as an unconditioned stimulis (UCS), and was paired with the presentation of a light used as a conditioned stimulis (CS). There is an accumulation of evidence that su...

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Main Author: Barnett, Scott Thomas Charles
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Psychology 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1358