Dopamine neurons create Pavlovian conditioned stimuli with circuit-defined motivational properties
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DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0191-4
Abstract: Environmental cues, through Pavlovian learning, become conditioned stimuli that guide animals toward the acquisition of rewards (for example, food) that are necessary for survival. We tested the fundamental role of midbrain dopamine neurons in conferring… read more here.
Keywords: create pavlovian; conditioned stimuli; circuit; motivational properties ... See more keywords
Fear in the mind’s eye: the neural correlates of differential fear acquisition to imagined conditioned stimuli
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsac063
Abstract: Abstract Mental imagery is involved in both the expression and treatment of fear-related disorders such as anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, the neural correlates associated with the acquisition and generalization of differential fear conditioning… read more here.
Keywords: conditioned stimuli; differential fear; imagined conditioned; fear ... See more keywords