Transient Inactivation of Basolateral Amygdala During Selective Satiation Disrupts Reinforcer Devaluation in Rats.

Basolateral amygdala (BLA) function is critical for flexible, goal-directed behavior, including perfor-mance on reinforcer devaluation tasks. Here we tested, in rats, the hypothesis that BLA is critical for conditioned reinforcer devaluation during the period when the primary reinforcer (food) is be...

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Published in:	Behavioral Neuroscience Vol. 126; no. 4; pp. 563 - 575
Main Authors:	West, Elizabeth A., Porcelli, Patrick A., Mumen, Alice T., McCue, David L., Gale, Karen, Malkova, Ludise
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association Aug2012
Subjects:	Reinforcement (Psychology) Behavior Amygdaloid body Laboratory rats Brain function localization Pharmacology GABA receptors
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